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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 Canada <hayato-info@goo.jp>
Reply-To: "royalbankofcanada21@gmail.com" <royalbankofcanada21@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 May 2021 20:18:20 +0900
Subject: DONATION PAYMENT FROM MRS MAVIS L WANCZYK

Royal Bank Plaza 200
Bay Street Toronto,
Ontario M5J 2W7,

Update: 05/14/2021

Dear Customer Email ID.

I am Mr. David McKay The chairman President and Chief Executive Officer Of The Royal Bank Of Canada, the RBC is the one of the largest diversified financial services companies in the Canada. The Royal Bank Of Canada will like to officially acknowledged receipt of the order from Mrs. Mavis L. Wanczyk, the Massachusetts Powerball Biggest lottery jackpots claims $758.7 million and tell you today that a donation payment sum of US$25 Million application has just been approved with our bank for immediate payment to you through Online Banking Account.

Mrs. Mavis L. Wanczyk just started international charitable donation firm as she promise to give a donation sum of US$25.000,000.00 each to improve the life of (5) Lucky individual from any part of worldwide and your Name and email address was selected from Mrs. Mavis Wanczyk/Google internet management teams as a webmail User and a part donation listed and your Email ID is among those listed to receive the donation sum of Twenty Five Million United States Dollars through the help of Royal Bank Of Canada.

Please kindly also see Mrs. Mavis L. Wanczyk interview by visit link bellow to
avoid fake news: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kWnqvJM1mM

Your donation payment of Twenty Five Million United States Dollars from Mrs. Mavis L. Wanczyk is ready and Royal Bank Of Canada hereby advise you to quickly reconfirm your full information to this bank before proceed with the claim process of donation payment on your behalf, And this is to avoid any mistake as we are not responsible for any lost of donation fund and to enable the management of this bank facilitate the smooth release of your donation fund to you through online banking account.

To receive your donation payment from this Bank, bellow is your information needed from you before we open the offshore account in your name as instructed Mrs. Mavis L. Wanczyk donation firm. after we open the account we are going to send you the Online login details.


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Note that this office is not liable to fix any error caused by your incorrect filled form and be rest assured that all your information submitted to the Royal Bank Of Canada is 100% secured/safe, Therefore let us know your information as requested in this message before 24 hours to able to proceed with the account opening.

Thanks for banking with us.

Best Regards
Mr. David Mckay.
The Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer
RBC Financial Services Group, Inc.

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