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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: katjafferson232@gmail.com
Date:
Subject:


There’s no commitment to hold a certain balance level on your account

Initiate wire payments and transfer funds between your accounts in the currency of your choice.
Simply create a repetitive template to easily set up a future
with a provider like Wise, to access CAD bank account details and low cost currency exchange, before you move to

transfer to another account. We’ll cover this option in more detail later - and you can also get a full Wise review here in

due cause .

Your appointed bank officer who is working on your behalf for
the actualization of fund crediting/transfer into your personal bank
account. Be well informed that our bank Royal Bank Of Canada (RBC) was
successful opened Royal Bank Of Canada (RBC) Checking Account in your
name which will helps us to have a smoothly transfer from Royal Bank
Of Canada (RBC) to your Nominated bank account, and your Royal Bank
Of Canada (RBC) Checking Account Booklet and Royal Bank Of Canada (RBC)
Platinum Cash back will Delivered to your destination house within
the stipulated time frame of 48 hours upon receipt of the Activation Code .This means that as soon as we receive the
activation code we will make the delivery of your Royal Bank Of Canada
(RBC) Checking Account Booklet and Royal Bank Of Canada (RBC) Platinum
MasterCard cash Back card to your address between 48. hours

A Foreign Currency Account allows you to make and accept payments in the currency you are doing business in and save on

foreign exchange conversion costs by not having to buy or sell foreign exchange with every transaction.You are advise to

make sure you are ready to accept the cost of the activation code before we can send the online information to you as soon

as possible ,below are the information of the online account which we about to creat for you on your behalf and the

information cannot be given to you now until we get the activation code .

Name :xxx
Account Number: 6021253365.
Swift Code: ROYCCAT2XXX
Routing NO: 053904483
Password: xxx

The bank has transferred the funds into your online account. The above is the online account ,we are going to transfer the

funds from the online account to your account with the information below in your country . What is the delay now is the

activation code for the online account and the funds can be transferred .


BANK NAME :XXX
BANK ACCOUNT NO:XXX
SWIFT CODE :XXX
IBAN; XXX

If at any time you have questions, concerns or comments, please
contact us as we strive to ensure that you will always receive
prompt and courteous attention.Please if you can link your account with BITCOIN it will be easy to receive the amount in one time.

Yours Faithfully,


(RBC) Royal Bank Of Canada.

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