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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: "RAKBANK" <estatement@rakbank.ae>
Date: 22 Dec 2021 18:06:17 +0100
Subject: RAKBANK e-Statement - Inward Remittance

Dear Customer,

 

Please find attached your RAKBANK Advice. The Advice is in an Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format which is

easy to open on any computer. You can download, save, print and access your Advice at anytime you wish.

 

Please login to Online Banking or call 600 54 4049 to change your subscription details.

 

Please visit RAKBANK website to read the Terms and Conditions related to e-Statements from RAKBANK.

 

Sincerely,

 

Online Customer Service

 

RAKBANK

 

 

 

As this is a system-generated e-mail, please do not reply to this e-mail.

This e-mail message and any attachments to this message are confidential and may contain proprietary, confidential or

privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.

Please delete the message and notify us immediately on 04-213 00 00.

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