419 scam: "USD 12,000,000" <info@rina.org> from Royal Bank Of Canada (RBC)

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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- rbcb9991an@mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "USD 12,000,000" <info@rina.org>
Reply-To: carlosmailes01@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 22:52:54 -0700
Subject: from Royal Bank Of Canada (RBC)

Payment notification from Royal Bank Of Canada (RBC)
200 Bay Street Burlington,Ontario L7L 6Z8 Canada.

Attention Beneficiary,

This transaction is a lottery won by your e-mail address via an online active email address selected from the sponsor of Coca Cola Company award. With due respect and utmost courtesy, we write officially regarding the release of your award-Winning fund valued sum of USD 12,000,000 dollars from Coca Cola Company which was approved for release via Swift Telegraphic Wire Transfer into your nominated bank account. But one Mr. Weiss Mohamad G Nam who presented a bank name and
a telephone number with a resident address. Stating that you gave him the power of attorney to make your claims of your fund that you are not able to complete the deal.

Please try and get back to us immediately before we can instruct him to pay for the required charges of USD100 Dollar only when he is ready to pay more than the USD100 Dollar to claim your fund and we will have the fund transferred to him immediately. And he agrees to paid the remaining fee today so we are very happy to release the fund for him since you have refused to complied but we still want to confirm from you before we proceed because you have delayed us a lot and you are joking with the deal since but I don't want you to lose this fund I invested on this deal and I will forward his name and the address to the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (IMF) Office as soon as Ihear from you and we will go court to make the changing of ownership so get backASAP so that we can finished this deal.

Below is the informationâ€™s he sent to us.

Name : Mr. Weiss Mohamad G
Address: 6323 Brown Leeln Arlington Tx 76018
Bank Name: Bank International Indonesia
Bank Address : M.H.Thamrin Street
NO.51.Jakarta.USA
Routing No : C H 2 8 1 0 1 3
Swift Code : I B B K I D J A
Account Number :RKK-9900-1024-6001 (USD Account)

I will advise you purchase Steam Wallet gift Card or itunes gift card and send it because it will be faster, you are advice to get USD100 Dollar own and send the send the pictures and the card number to me so that i will redeem it to cash and you will get your package, Your immediate compliance will be in your very best interest.

If at any time you have questions, concerns or comments, please contact us via sms at + 1(646) 741 9313 as we strive to ensure that
you will always receive a prompt and courteous

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. David I. Mckay
Email: rbcb9991an@mail.com
Phone: 1(646) 741 9313
The President and CEO.
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).
Head Office Location Address: 200 Bay Street,
Royal Bank Plaza,

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