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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "jimmyhayes00@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jimmyhayes00@yandex.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 04:53:03 -0400
Subject: RE-APPROVAL OF YOUR ABANDONED FUND IN TOTAL SUM OF US$10.8 MILLION.
SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT
{OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN; BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON CONTRACT PAYMENT}
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA. (RBC)
REF: RBC/IRD/CBX/751X109/018
Attention Re: Notification /View Your E-mail of March 2018
ATTENTION: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR APPROVED PAYMENT
FILE APPROVED NO: RBC/FMF11/AHD9US/2018
SUBJECT: RE-APPROVAL OF YOUR ABANDONED FUND IN TOTAL SUM OF US$10.8 MILLION.
My Name Is Mr. Jimmy Hayes, The Commercial Account Manager of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). On assumption of my duty as The Commercial Account Manager, I saw a file in respect of your Fund amounting the sum of US$10.8 Million United Stated Dollars. After going through the file I discovered that you abandoned your fund here in the process of transfer to your bank account due to demands from banks and other financial institution here and your Country. I write to know the
reason why you choose to abandon your fund here because it is my first point of action to offset every payment that is pending in the RBC transfer statutory disc.
I assure you that the RBC and the Canadian Goverment will look into your matter properly and process your fund transfer to you as soon as you indicate your interest in receiving your approved fund.
Get back to us immediately so that I can know how to look into your matter urgently and make sure you receive your fund immediately without any delay.
Thanks.
Mr. Jimmy Hayes
Commercial Account Manager
Commercial Financial Services
Royal Bank of Canada
jimmyhayes00@yandex.com
(580)-440-5628
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