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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 Scotland" <kzemby@mbox.mn>
Reply-To: info_admiban@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:24:58 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: RE CHANGE OF YOUR BANKING PARTICULARS BEFORE FINAL TRANSFER.


Royal Bank of Scotland (U.K)
info_admiban@yahoo.co.uk
web-site http://www.rbs.co.uk
Tel: + 44 70457 19866.
Fax: + 44-709-284-6973

Dear customer

RE CHANGE OF YOUR BANKING PARTICULARS BEFORE FINAL
TRANSFER.

OUR REF: RBS/435/X0/0213

I am the Managing Director Chief accountant Officer (CAO), the Royal
Bank of Scotland ((RBS Group ) London United kingdom. We received a bank
to bank telex information regarding your final payment from your paying
bank for the transfer of a part payment of US$2.5 Million.

After due verification of the transfer details received from your paying
bank and a return telex sent to them for affirmation, before final
transfer to your bank account as contained in the approval file sent to
us, we just received from the bank a letter of a change of beneficiary's
account from your original bank account to: Stating that you died in a
ghastly car accident. are you really dead?

PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD OR COPY THIS MAIL TO ANYBODY OF ANY KIND FOR
SECURITY REASONS IN CASE YOU ARE NOT DEAD.
CITI BANK HONG KONG
A/C NUMBERS: 231 7700 00012
SORT CODE: 8213
A/C BEN: HABIB MORTGAGE.

Please confirm if you are aware of this new development within 72 hrs of
your receipt of this message otherwise, we will be compelled to effect the
new changes and commence the final transfer of the above fund to the new
account above.

You are to reach me anytime on my direct numbers above for action.

We are expecting your immediately response.

Yours Sincerely,

Philip Hampton
Chairman,
Royal Bank of Scotland



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