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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 Of Canada <adunodunayo2019@gmail.com>
Reply-To: royalbankcanada@gmailbox.org
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 00:23:51 -0800
Subject: COCA COLA WIN BIG

Attention,..
I want you to Contact Me right now with this Email Address for more
information : ( royalbankcanada@gmailbox.org)
This is to inform you that a Lottery Winning payment in the amount of
US$12,000,000.00 was legally approved and deposited with this Bank,
Royal Bank of Canada. The lottery won by your e-mail address via
online active e-mail address selected from sponsor of Coca Cola
Company award. It was registered with your email address by the
Lottery Board Executive Directors Of Coca-Cola Company Canada Branch,
and they instructed this Bank to credit this Winning directly to your
private bank account with immediate effect.Contact for more
information : ( royalbankcanada@gmailbox.org)
Please take note that Royal Bank of Canada have decided and agreed
together towards the actualization of the above subject matter which
will be conducted under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
both parties from any breach of law. To actualize this The new
arrangement. Be well informed that the Royal Bank of Canada was
successfully opened a Royal Bank of Canada Checking Account on behalf
of your personal name and the total $12 million has been transferred
to the non-resident account.Contact for more information : (
royalbankcanada@gmailbox.org)
Meanwhile, the good news about your payment now is that this paying
have made a Royal Bank Of Canada Checking Account Booklet and Royal
Bank Of Canada (RBC) Platinum MasterCard on behalf of your personal
name, which you will be using to withdraw from your non-resident
account with this Bank smoothly.

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