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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: "Mrs. Maria Watts" <fileflie0011@gmail.com>
Reply-To: www.royalbankcanadarbc@yandex.com
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:37:48 -0700
Subject: Attention Compensation Owner $6.5Million,

TO YOUR ATTENTION!

This is to inform you that a compensation payment in the amount of
US$6.500.000.00 (Six Million Five Hundred United State Dollars) was
legally approved and deposited on your behalf few days ago with our
Bank, Royal Bank Of Canada here, and it was deposited in your name by
the foreign debts settlement/compensation committee of the Executive
Directors Of World Bank Group in conjunction with the European Union
Board Of Directors, and they instructed us to credit this Fund direct
to your private bank
account with immediate effect,

Meanwhile, the good news about your fund now is that your compensation
payment file with some of the legal documents backing this fund has
been forwarded to the Canada Department of State and the United
Nations for final approval, And we shall proceed with the transfer
immediately we hear from you because we were mandated to transfer this
fund to you as one of the beneficiary whose the name is listed in the
World Bank foreign debts settlement/compensation payment file.

However, Please note that Royal Bank have decided and agreed together
to send this payment to you by online bank or by ATM means depending
the option you would prefer to receive this fund for security purpose,
so you are therefore advised to quickly get back to the management of
this bank and let us know the option you choose to have your fund
credited into your account to enable us proceed with the claim process
of your fund.

We wait your immediate response with your information below to enable
this bank proceeds immediately with the transfer of your fund as we
were directed.

Forward your Full Information’s.
Your fully name,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Your Holder's address,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Date of Birth,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Your Country,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Your State,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Your City,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Phone Number,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Zip Code,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Your Id Card,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Reply to email address below:
www.royalbankcanadarbc@yandex.com
Contact person; David I. McKay
The President and CEO. Royal Bank Of Canada (RBC).
Head Office Location Address: 200 Bay Street,
Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto, ON, CA,

Kindly get back to us by reconfirming your full information. Thank
you, God Bless.

Mrs. Maria Watts,
The Secretary Of Foregn Remittance
Department. Royal Bank Of Canada (RBC)

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