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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: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA <dickgoodness5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: royalbankofc6@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022 12:10:09 +0100
Subject: YOUR FUNDED ATM CARD OF $15.5MILLION HAS BEEN APPROVED(C0NTACT ROYAL
BANK OF CANADA)

Welcome to: Royal Bank of Canada
Located in: Royal Bank Plaza - North Tower
Address: 200 Bay St. Main Floor, Toronto, ON M5J 2J5, Canada
Departments: RBC Dominion Securities / Province: Ontario
Contact me through Whats App +1 (619) 967-5762:
Appointments Email: royalbankofc6@gmail.com

Attention Dear Valued Customer.

I have to inform you again that we are not playing over this
transaction, I know my reason for the continuous sending this e-mail
notification to you regarding your funds ATM Master CARD delivery, I
know the fact that you can't seem to trust any one again over this
payment delivery for what you have been in cantered in many months ago
or years ago, but I want you to trust me for this first and last step
because opportunity comes only but once.

This includes every foreign contractor that may have not received
their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction
or international businesses that failed due to problems or
irregularities by governments etc. We found your email and your home
address in the list and we are contacting you once again, this has
been agreed upon and has been signed by the Board of Directors and
Trustees of the United Nations Office and IRS Office. Feel free to
contact me through Whats-app +1 (619) 967-5762:

Be informed that your approval compensation funds worth the sum of
$15.5 million us dollars have been approved and converted into an ATM
CARD and our special team FedEx Agent (MR. FREDERICK W. SMITH) will be
coming to your country during this week to deliver some package items
to some of our customers, so I decided to contact you once again today
and inform you about the new arrangement movement, so if you still
interested to receive your funds of $15.5 million us dollars quickly
reconfirm to us your home address right away to avoid wrong delivery
please.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED WITH MY EFFORT AND MY EXPLANATION THEN SEND ME
YOUR FULL INFORMATION AS BELOW. (CONTACT ME VIA WHATS-APP ) +1 (619)
967-5762:

Receiver Full name:
Your Country:
Your City:
Home address:
Nearest Airport:
Your Phone Number:
Your copy ID or Driving license
Your Whatsapp number:

I await your quick response E-email.

Regards Signed / Yours Faithfully,
Mr. David I. McKay
Contact me through Whats App +1 (619) 967-5762:
Contact Email: royalbankofc6@gmail.com
CEO (RBC) Royal Bank Of Canada

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