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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 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.
- clientservecs@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- emails for direction and the claim of this huge fund: clientservecs@gmail.com , infor_rbs@yahoo.co.uk (Gmail, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: client services <clientservecs@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 12:32:28 +0100
Subject: REPLY AND INDICATE YOUR INTEREST IN THIS INFORMATION IMMEDIATELY:
*We are conducting a standard process investigation involving a deceased
customer/a citizen of your country who shares the same name with you and
also the circumstances surrounding investments made by this deceased
customer with THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND.*
*The deceased customer of the bank has a deposit of US$45.6Million.*
*He died of coronavirus disease(covid-19),without any registered next of
kin and as such the funds now have open beneficiary mandate.*
*1:Are you aware of any of your deceased relatives having the same surname?*
*2:Please respond via any of these Emails for direction and the claim of
this huge fund: clientservecs@gmail.com <clientservecs@gmail.com>,
infor_rbs@yahoo.co.uk <infor_rbs@yahoo.co.uk>.*
*Yours sincerely,*
*Head of Customer Services*
*RBS*
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