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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: DAVID I MCKAY <wa-jidos@rmail.plala.or.jp>
Reply-To: consignmentbox4@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 17:54:27 +0900
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR
This is Mr David I McKay the CEO and president of royal bank of Canada.
I'm here to inform you about the online account we created in your
name and your fund of the sum $80 million has been put in it ready to
be transferred to your local account which you have to provide so that
we can transfer it to you right away.
Below is the info needed for us to be able to transfer the fund
Account holders name
Account number
Bank name
Routing number
Occupation
Email
WHATSAPP NUMBER.
As i await your reply as soon as possible
Thanks
DAVID I MCKAY
CEO ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
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