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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 UNION BANK <payymenttddepartmenntwu2018@gmail.com>
Reply-To: royallunionbank@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 23:34:28 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION FROM BANK

From The Desk of Mr. Kenneth A. Blanco
Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Headquarters: Vienna, Virginia, United States.

Dear Fund Beneficiary:

This is to officially bring to your notice that your fund of
(US$24.7Million Dollars) Twenty Four Million Seven Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars placed on hold by Financial Crime Enforcement
Network of the United States of America (FinCEN) has been approved for
the release today after a long time investigations by the house of the
committee on terrorism and fraud. Your Fund is now free to be released
to you without any further delay.

We have completed the arrangement to have the fund released to you
through the services of ROYAL UNION BANK, General through the email
address stated below inform him about this notification letter and the
transfer of your fund.

send your full details to the bank with below information:

Your Full Name:......
House Address:......
Phone Number:.....
Occupation:......
Age:...........
Country:.....

Kindly Contact The Royal Union Bank Through:
Name: Mesut Ahmet (HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL FUND TRANSFER)
Telephone: +90 531-912-8533
Email:(royallunionbank@gmail.com)

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Kenneth A.Blanco.
Director,Financial Crimes Enforcement Network NOTE: If You Receive
This Message In Your Junk Or Spam It's Due To Your Internet Provider.
Information contained in this email is confidential and intended for
the addressee only. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of
this communication without prior permission from the addressee is
strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of this
communication, please delete it permanently without copying,
disclosing or otherwise using its contents, and notify the sender
immediately.

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