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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: James Edward <trumpmelania23@gmail.com>
Reply-To: James Edward <royalbankcanada60@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:17:02 +0900 (JST)
Subject: (RBC) Royal Bank Of Canada.


RBC) Royal Bank Of Canada.
1122 International Blvd. Burlington,
Ontario L7L 6Z8 Canada.
Phone (1-313-326-3660)
      

I am MR James Edward from the managing director of the Royal Bank Of Canada . This message is to official inform you that we have received payment instructions we also congratulate you for been part of the investors with our bank in Marginal we are reputed for offering quality banking solutions. Our services in the industry are made simple to assist clients /our customers in all transaction phases, planning and management of finance.

Therefore ,we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/instructions, your Entire funds  has been gazetted for urgent release and will be credited through Our bank ( Royal Bank). Further to your transaction, we are very delighted to inform you that we are in receipt of your fund and the payment transfer instruction given to our Organization to further remit the said funds to you via our Royal Bank in view of this we seek to inform you on the availability of your fund and its subsequent remittance to you.

Royal Bank Plc is the trading name of FINESSE Africa Program Services Limited, which is a regulated bank, licensed by the Financial Services Commission (ADB) our services is to Arrange Your Payment through E-Banking (Online/ Internet Banking) . This Service will afford you the luxury and convenient of transferring your fund through the use of your Computer by accessing your account Online and subsequently makingTransfers with the use of the Details that we will provide to you. It is a new and modern form of Fund Transfer and its is SAFE, SECURE AND CONVENIENT

Inconclusive we wish to enlighten you our conduct of operation and service rendering. Dear customer we are to inform you that it the obligation of every of our customer to open Non-Resident account here in our bank in which he/her  will use to transfer the fund into your local bank account over there in your country .

Your funds was deposited in Royal Bank Of Canada (Royal Bank) plc for online bank transfer and the entire Federal High Court Of ECOWAS has made every necessary arrangement to transfer your funds to you via E-online bank transfer through our banking system since you were unable to receive your funds after every stories that you heard so far and all the unnecessary payment that you have been make , so the whole ECOWAS (Economic Community Of Western African States ) Has concluded to compensate you with the sum of $1 Million United State Dollars plus your due total funds of $11 Million United State Dollars making your due funds valued sum of US$12,000,000.00.United State Dollars

Personal Information for fund Transfer Request.

First Name*:..............................
Last Name*:...............................
State of Origin*: ........................
Nationality*: ............................
Passport No*:.............................
National ID Card NO.*.....................
Phone Number*:............................
Fax Number*: .............................
Cell / Mobile No:.........................
Marital Status*:..........................
Gender*: Female ..........................
Birthday*:................................

MR James Edward from Royal Bank
The President and CEO.
(RBC) Royal Bank Of Canada.

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