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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 Scotland" <notaryoffice532@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr.rashadcassim_SARBEXCOMGT6@linuxmail.org
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:23:57 -0000
Subject: Payment Notification




ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
Head office: 36 Street Andrew Square,
Edinburgh, EH2 2YB – United Kingdom.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE UNIT
CREDIT SECTION FUNDS MONITORING AND AUTHORIZATION DEPARTMENT
CONFIRMATION OF PAYMENT APPROVED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND.

Attn: Beneficiary.

This message serves to inform you that the entire management has finally
concluded arrangements towards your Funds payment, Contract, Inheritance,
and also for reported as ALL AFFECTED VICTIMS whose funds has been on hold
here in our bank since the Court Verdict mandated for immediate payment of
all concerned individuals and companies. All the managements of our
affiliated Banks and our revenue service department has delayed the payout
a long period of time due to lack of cooperation and communicating with
wrong officials of the bank, in view to this the Ministry of Finance in
conjunction with Royal Bank of Scotland, all local and international Bank
within the United Kingdom and United States Banking System and the United
Kingdom Inland Revenue gathered concerning how all delayed
winnings/contract and inheritance, funds will be immediately released into
designated bank account of the beneficiary in your country without further
delay since we're at the beginning of the economical year 2023/2024 which
is now due to be released since the said fund belonged to you.

In addition, Our correspondence from the International Monetary Fund (IMF
Executive Management) has ordered for immediate commencing of payments as
she further express the effects of global economy crisis and recession on
the BBC News Headline on: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64142662

We apologies for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences that
this may have caused during our ongoing considerations and investigating
on the reason for delay, however we have made contact with the Reserve
Bank Of South Africa to handle the Final Release of your fund into your
account since you cannot meet up all the charges requested for the release
of fund into your account as the beneficiary internationally go through
the link to see those that has accepted to use their humble offices to see
that this procedure is a success
(https://www.resbank.co.za/AboutUs/Structure/Pages/Governors.aspx).

The Bank Of England Director (Mr. Spencer Dale And Dr S. Bernanke From
America Federal Reserve Bank New York) And the International Monetary
Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, also sounded a very serious
warning and issued the last instructions/order to our Revenue Service
Department to quickly release all funds placed on hold which is either in
an Escrow account or Vaults of any bank respectively to the sole
beneficiaries which your name has been listed in our database for
compensation.

For your funds claim immediately, you will need to contact the office of
the Reserve Bank Of South Africa Payment Authorization Department as the
Reserve Bank does not deal with individuals but banks; you are advice to
contact Dr Rashad Cassim on the following email addresses:
(dr.rashadcassim_SARBEXCOMGT6@linuxmail.org) with your details and make
sure you give him all your cooperation to guide you through the clearing
and the processing formalities for immediate release of your benefited
fund into your designated bank account.

Provide below the requested details when contacting Dr Rashad Cassim for
official clarity and commencement of your payment.
Full Names:
Telephone:
Contact Address:
Town/City:
Country:

Yours Faithfully,

Oliver Holbourn.
CEO of RBS International
RBS Head Office, Edinburgh,
United Kingdom.

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