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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oroyalbank95@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 12:22:12 -0500
Subject: Your Payment From Royal Bank of Scotland RBS

Attention: Sir/Madam,

REF: RBS/LUK/ACC/0410:

RE: SWIFT TRANSFER OF US$14,700,000.00 APPROXIMATELY 9,153,460.57 GBP IN YOUR FAVOR: SWIFT: FNB-44

Your over-due contract/inheritance fund was brought to our bank from WORLD BANK (WB) which we are indebted to pay, after going through your file, and putting into consideration the amount of money involved, you can agree with us to have the funds wired directly into your bank account, alternatively we can make it via a platinum Credit Card, this is to ensure that everything will be taken care of smoothly because of the amount of money involved in this transaction, we have to follow due process, so Platinum Card would be an alternative arrangement , that's if you do not want the wire transfer, these are the two ways made for all outstanding inheritance funds.

Be advised to expedite action urgently to ensure the swift release of your over-due funds, sequel to my telephone conversations with World Bank WB chairman, Robert B. Zoellick, some officials at the WORLD BANK wants the accrued interest to be paid them but we refused because of the instruction we received from the Board of trustee committee Chairman.

Note: if the (WORLD BANK) officials find out that your accrued interest funds is stillout-standing in our bank they would like to recall back the funds into Federal Reserve Treasury (FRT) as an unclaimed funds to their Government.

Heed to re-validate your file by reconfirming your identification for example your International passport or drivers license, then fill the form attached to this email and send bank to ensure the immediate transfer of your funds as scheduled without any further impediments.

It is deemed necessary you facilitate the funds because very soon, the (WORLD BANK) auditors will be coming to our bank to cross-check their contractor’s files and our paid and unpaid financial update.

As a matter of fact we do not have enough time to waste since we had wasted time contacting our respective customers so try and comply with the necessary remittance requirements to ensure the swift release of the fund into your account by sending you a transfer confirmation slip to enable you notify your bank about these incoming funds. As a bank we are always here to serve you better even in the near future.


Full name:
office Address:
Home Address:
Company Name if any:
Direct Telephone Number:
International Passport copy:
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Yours truly,

James S. Michaelson (PhD)
International Payment Coordinator
Royal Bank of Scotland RBS.
Regional Office: 54 Lime Street,
The City of London, EC3M 7BS
United Kingdom UK.
Tel: +44 203 287 9904
Fax: +44 207 681 3905

Royal Bank of Scotland RBS email Disclaimer and confidentiality note This e-mail, its attachments and any rights attaching hereto are, unless the content clearly indicates otherwise, the property of Royal Bank of Scotland PLC and its subsidiaries.

It is confidential, private and intended for only the addressee. Should you not be the addressee and receive this e-mail by mistake, kindly notify the sender, and delete this e-mail immediately. Do not disclose or use it in any way. Views and opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender unless clearly stated as Those of Royal Bank of Scotland RBS.

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