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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND <royalbankofscotland224@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 16:21:27 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re:Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification


>From The Office
The Royal Bank Of Scotland
104 High St, Biggar ML12 6DH,
United Kingdom
Phone:+44 1889 220000
Privet E-mail: R.B.S.1727@hotmail.com

Atten:Beneficiary,

Re:Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification
 
Your Name And Your Contact Details Was Given To This Office In Respect Of  Your Total lnherited  Fund Of $10 Million United States Dollars donated To You Which You Have Failed To Claim Because Of Either Non-Compliance Of Official Processes Or Because Of Your Unbelief Of The Reality Of Your Genuine Payment.
 
We Wish To Bring To You The Solution To This Problem. Right Now We Have Arranged Your Payment Through Our Swift Card Payment Centers, That Is The Latest Instruction From the European Union Monetary Fund (EU)
 
This Office Will Send To You An ATM DEBIT Card Which You Will Use To Withdraw Your Money In Any ATM Machine In Any Part Of The World, So If You Like To Receive Your Fund In This Way, Please Let Us Know By Contacting Us Back And Also Send The Following Information As Listed Below.
 
1. Full Name
2. Phone Number
3. Address Were You Want Us To Send The ATM Card
4. Your Age And Current Occupation
5. Attach Copy Of Your Identification Card
 
We Have Been Mandated By The European Union (EU) Parliament To Issue Out $10 Million As Your Inherited Fund. Also For Your Information, You Have To Stop Any Further Communication With Any Other Person (S) Or Office(S) To Avoid Any Hitches In Receiving Your Payment.
 
Note That Because Of Impostors, We Hereby Issued You Our Code Of conduct, Which Is (ATM-225) So You Have To Indicate This Code When Contacting The Card Center By Using It As Your Subject.Contact our Privet E-mail:( R.B.S.1727@hotmail.com )
 
Awaits For Your Expedite Response.
 
Yours In Service,
Thomas R. L. Best,
Royal Bank Of Scotland
lnternational Settlement Dept.


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