419 scam: Royal Bank Of Canada! <hone

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "fund beneficiary" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- www.royalbankofcanadar@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Royal Bank Of Canada! <hone_@mail.goo.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "www.royalbankofcanadar@gmail.com"
<www.royalbankofcanadar@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2021 19:26:59 +0900
Subject: RBC!

Hello fund beneficiary, I hope this email finds you well.

I am MRS. Rose Tansi with the Royal Bank Of Canada, a Canadian multinational financial services company and the largest bank in Canada by market capitalization
We are contacting you regarding your ATM master valued ($87.5million Dollars)

How are you doing today, hopefully all is well with you and your family? It is said to be a compensation fund from the United Nations (UNN) in collaboration with the Coca Cola company, being deposited in our bank for safe transfers.

I would request that you kindly reconfirm the below information, such as

YOUR FULL NAME:
YOUR HOME ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION:
YOUR HOME/MOBILE TEL NUMBER:
NEAREST AIRPORT CLOSE TO YOU:

Moreover, you have to reconfirm the information by clicking reply on your email # so that the arrangement can be made. we can be reach at(www.royalbankofcanadar@gmail.com
). Text me or drop me a voice message if I am unavailable. I am waiting for your urgent response, ATM CARD registration code (GL-1416)

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