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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: "RBS" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2017 16:45:51 +0100
Subject: New Alert

Image result for rbs

Dear Customer,

This e-mail has been sent to you by The Royal Bank of Scotland Bank security department to inform you that we have taken action to disable access to your Visa debit card & online service.

We have been trying to contact you. However, we are unable to reach you.
This is due to a slight error detected with your Customer number, PIN.

For your security & to ensure that your service is not interrupted please review your account as soon as possible by following the secure log in reference button giving below.

Login

Remember. We don't recommend storing data on a shared computer.

Yours sincerely

Managing Director, Retail Banking

Online and mobile banking Security Team. 2005-2017 The Royal Bank of Scotland plc

Fraudsters may claim to be the bank to try and access security information. If you receive a call or email from RBS that you are suspicious about, cease the call immediately,

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Registered in England and Wales No. 929027. Registered Office: 135 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3UR.

Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Our Financial Services Register number is 121878.

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