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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: "David I Mckay" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bank.of.america@onet.eu>
Date: Tue, 18 May 2021 07:29:03 -0700
Subject: Re: $12,000,000,000.00 USD Payment notification from Royal Bank Of Canada (RBC)

$12,000,000,000 USD Payment Notification
RBC) Royal Bank Of Canada
14 park ave Lac Du Bonnet Manitoba Canada
$12,000,000,000 USD Payment Notification
 
We are to Notify you about the latest development concerning your payment that is left in our custody, besides,you are given a bill of Sum in order to receive your payment of $12,000,000,000 usd which we didn’t hear from you for some time now. Hence,we are now offering a New Year BONUS to help all our customers that are having their payment in our custody due to high prices. In other words we are now requesting that you should pay only the sum of $50 to receive funds for your payment abandoned in our custody by online transfer or ATM card if you wish so.
 
Therefore you are requested to send the fee $150 only by  Google Play CARD,amazon’ Steam Wallet is also ACCEPTED because it can be redeemed to cash all we needs is picture of the card only
 
Be advised that the bank has already created an on-line transfer with the account that opened in your favor this afternoon in which the $12,000,000,000 of your funds has been transferred to the account that our bank opened in your favor. The on-line banking account details are as follows.
 
Welcome! To - Royal Bank Of Canada (RBC) Secure Account Page
Account Name
        
Account Type
Activate
         Online Banking Account
Created Opened
        
Account Balance
2021  -4-15  
        
$12,000,000,000
Account Number
        
Royal Bank Sort Code
6021253365                 239936957
Country Ca
        
Name Of Bank (RBC)
International Money Transfer       
Input
  Released                
Swift Code 053904483
Account Number 6021253365.
 
I will be forwarding to you the account logging details to enable you access your funds online and proceed on transfer to your designated bank account in any part of the world Or Tracking Number Of Your ATM Card Delivery to enable you Monitor the Arrived of your ATM without any further delay as soon as you update us copy of Google play card of the required Fee $50 to take note.
 
Yours Faithfully,
MR DAVID I MCKAY
The President and CEO
 

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