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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: "David Beard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stevebright2@yandex.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 21:00:25 -0700
Subject: Your Payment from RBC Canada

Attention: Dear Beneficiary,
 
 
My Name Is Mr. David Beard, The Executive Director International Remittance Department of Royal Bank of Canada, Texas Branch here in USA. Please confirm this information as urgent as possible. Did you Send MR. GURMEET S. MANKOO from CANADA to come and claim your contract funds Valued at US$10,000,000.00? (TEN MILLION US DOLLARS) your funds which was been Long approved in your name by the United Nations, and was deposited here in Royal Bank of Canada.
Below are the Bank account details of MR. GURMEET S. MANKOO from CANADA where he want us to transfer your funds into.
 
 
BANK NAME:  BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
ADDRESS:    3804-17 STREET, EDMONTON, ALBERTA, T6T-0C2 CANADA
TRANSIT NO;   32169
BANK CODE:  002
ACCOUNT NO: 01156-81
ACCOUNT NAME:  GURMEET MANKOO
 
 
He is also trying to pay the charges and get your funds claimed. Honestly is very huge surprise to the entire management of our bank, that the reason you want to give out your funds is because of the little fee you where ask to pay.Please your urgent confirmation is highly needed now before your fund will be released to a wrong person within the next 48 hours,Please quote this payment codes (RBC/BOG3124-FILE111-CBG) in all conversation or else you will not be recognized as a beneficiary/contractor with the United Nations.
 
If you did not send this man to claim your funds then you should try and do everything possible to get your funds released and wired to you before it is too late. You need to send me the following information,
 
Your Name,
Your phone number,
Your occupation,
Your home address,
 
 
You can call me on +1-940-603-7426 and please if you called and I did not answer that might be because I was busy at that time, drop a voice message and I will call you back.
 
Regards,
Mr. David Beard

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