419 scam: "Dr. David Mckay" <gtbank.ng112@gmail.com> Royal Bank of Canada

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- davidmckay71@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. David Mckay" <gtbank.ng112@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidmckay71@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2021 11:13:22 -0700
Subject: Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada
10 York Mills Rd. 3rd Floor
Toronto, ON M2P 0A2
www.rbcroyalbank.com

Respectful Beneficiary,

We received transfer notification message from â€˜IMFâ€™ FUND OUT STAND
PAYMENTS OFFICE. To transfer this above sum $50,000,000.00 into your
account and we have started putting all transfer documents ready in
order to enable us commence the transfer with other payments that will
take place this week. Before any funds will be granted to transfer out
from our bank to any international account or local account. A transfer
approval will be required to secure from our ministry of finance. This
document is mandatory to obtain following our transfer / government
transfer protocol.

This transaction is a swift transfer and as soon as you comply with
our international transfer procedure. Our government official rate to
secure the transfer approval on your behalf will cost you the sum of
$50 Fifty Dollar only We shall transfer the funds to you within 24hours
immediately you provide us the government official rate to secure the
transfer approval under your name as the beneficiary. So it is paramount
you comply with our directives and send the fees to us via iTunes Gift
Card or via Google Play Card.

Finally, to avoid transfer error. You are requested to send bellow
required information. Once you provide these details along with receipt
of the payments, we shall conclude the transfer within 24hours after
you have provided all this details to us.

We shall forward you all transfer documents after we have secure all
the transfer documents on your behalf , Please be noted that the
transfer can only take place if you will provide all this details and
receipt of the payments. Feel free to call me on my direct line below,
If you need any question or any other information you may need to inquire

Thanks for time.
David Mckay
Executive director of remittance
& it Royal Bank Canada.
Direct telephone; +1 704-754-5781
Email: davidmckay71@hotmail.com

This document and the information it contains are the exclusive
property of Royal Bank Canada. And adequate measures must be taken to
ensure they remain confidential. Accordingly, the reader is advised
that the transmission of this document or the information it contains
to a third party, as well as the reproduction, copy or use thereof in
any manner whatsoever without the written consent of Royal Bank Canada
is strictly prohibited.

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