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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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Fraud email example:

From: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA <karenlampi@tpnet.fi>
Reply-To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA <rev_jimdavid@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 13:00:36 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: Attn:Read Carefully And Follow Instruction.

(RBC) Royal Bank Of Canada
3068 Mayfield Rd, Brampton,
Ontario L6Z 0E3, Canada
Office: 1 (917) 724 8846
Office: 1 (703) 951 6099
Email: rev_jimdavid@yahoo.com

Dear: Beneficiary,

The Board of Trustees and Management of Royal Bank Of Canada wish to inform you today that your outstanding Inheritance fund valued at the total sum of US$21,400,000,00 Million Dollars which was deposited with our bank here in Canada to your name many years ago has been legally approved and Authorized by the European Union committee on Foreign Payment Resolution, following with the payment release letter we received from Canadian Ambassador to U.S, for onward transfer, therefore, an instruction to credit your fund have been given to this Bank by the (FRB) Federal Reserve Bank Of Scotland for immediate release of your fund to your bank account.

As the newly appointed/accredited International Paying Bank, we have been instructed by the World Governing Bodies, together with the Committee on International Debt and the Board of Foreign Transfer Unit, Inheritance and Contract Review Panel, to release your funds with immediate effect; with this exclusive Vide Transaction No:US/UN/WB/ICB/2011 and Transfer Allocation No:ICBPLC/X44/701LN/FRB/GB, Password: 339331, Pin Code: 78569, Certificate of Merit No: 104, Release Code No: 0876;

Be informed that we have verified your payment file as directed to us, and your email address is next on the list of our outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their payment before the end of this first Quarter term of the year 2015. Be advised that because of too many funds beneficiaries due for payment at this first quarter of the year, you are entitled to receive your inheritance sum of US$21,400 Million Dollars.

Furthermore, note that before we proceed with the wire transfer of this fund to your local bank account, one of our America bank representative will definitely come and visit you and your bankers in your Country in other to have a meeting with your bankers and sign all the legal necessary documents that related to this transaction and after the signing, she will be there with you in the bank until your fund is been transferred and clear successfully into your bank account before she can finally return back to the office here in America.

We advise you as a matter of fact to quickly reconfirm your full banking details and your Residential Home Address with your valid telephone number to this bank to enable us proceed with the claim process of your fund transfer.

We awaiting your immediate response with your information to enable this bank proceeds with your fund transfer.

Thank you for choosing Royal Bank Of Canada.

Signed,

Yours Faithfully,
Rev. Jim C. David,
The Managing Director.

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