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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:
- 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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. David I. McKay" <nkwostanley8@gmail.com>
Reply-To: canadaroyalbankof184@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 16:45:32 +0100
Subject: Good day.
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(RBC)Royal Bank of Canada.
1122 International Blvd. Burlington,
Ontario L7L 6Z8 Canada.
Good day.
This is to inform you that the Canadian Government has instructed us
to remit the sum of $19.5 Million US dollar into your account, the
reason for this is because your name was among the scam victims that
lost a lot of money to African and European Fraudsters, you are hereby
advised to without delay stop all you have going on between you and
anybody on internet because you will end up at nothing, hence, there
are three options to receive your funds.
(1) By Bank to Bank Wire Transfer : 470 Euro
(2) By Atm Card : 500 Euro
(3) By Cashier Check : 700 Euro
We are waiting for your immediate response with your information to
enable this bank to proceed immediately with the transfer of your fund
and serve you better.
Congratulations.
Mr. David I. McKay
CEO Executive Region Manager
Royal Bank of Canada.
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