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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: NATWEST <test@test.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2017 21:35:44 +0100
Subject: Alert

Dear Customer,

For your security, We have been trying to contact you. However, we are unable to reach you. This is due to a slight detected in your account information.

To ensure the integrity of our online banking system & to protects all customers personal information & financial assets against unauthorised use at no cost. We have temporarily desable access to your account and certain features within our online banking system as a security measure.

To continue banking with us and to ensure that your service is not interrupted, we request you to confirm and update your account billing information & contact details with us immediately by following the reference button giving below.

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Yours sincerely

Chris Popple
Managing Director, Retail Banking

NatWest Online and mobile banking Security Team
Calls may be recorded.

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