Royal pain in the ass....

I don't have a Royal Bank of Canada account ~ of that, I am really quite certain. I wish the knobheads flooding my mailbox with scammail trying to get me to click on their miserable links would be just as certain.

The links they used have been edited out. I'm quite certain that 99% would have the sense not to click on them but there are those few who just have to have a look. If it isn't safe for me to click on, it's not gonna do them any good either.

The name of their game is 'Click on the link'. Whether they use it to con personal information from you, infect your computer with malware, whatever...., they gain nothing if you don't click.
99.99% of the time DO NOT CLICK ON LINKS IN YOUR EMAILS ~ particularly unsolicited ones. About the only time I do any more is if I am registering for a site and they send me a
confirmation email.

If you receive an email from banks, credit companies, Paypal, EBay, etc... requesting personal information or that you need to up-date with them and you find yourself looking at a link, open a new window, go directly to their website and deal with them there. Or by phone ~ old-fashioned to be sure, but I like it.

I used http://headertool.apelord.com/headers to check the headers on the emails because I usually find it quite useful. Computer savvy scammers have no difficulty covering up their tracks from the average user (including faking IP addresses) but I thought it was interesting to note that there was no consistent information as there would be if it were actually the RBC.


From: Royal Bank of Canada service@rbc.ca
Date: 30 Nov 2009
Subject: You have one new message from Royal Bank of Canada

Please update your RBC Royal Bank account.
Your Internet Banking Account may be locked. (or not even
exist, eh?)
Please identify yourself by visiting our Online Banking
service: (link)

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From: RBC Royal Bank idpfxo@yahoo.com
To: donotreply@rbc.com
Subject: New Message from Customer Service - KCGYIWILQE
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009

From:      Customer Service
Date:      01/12/2009
Subject:   Unsuccessful login attempt from IP address: 89.202.19.215 (Germany)

For your security, your online profile has been locked.
- Protect your personal account information by following the link bellow: (link)

We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account safety.
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT US .

Copyright 2009 RBC Financial Group Registered Number 3950882 2009.

The following IP addresses were extracted from your headers
IP Address  Probable Country  
75.149.139.109  Algeria  
76.248.224.105  Ireland (20842)  
* The last IP listed is usually the originating IP address

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Reply-To: noreply@rbc-royalbank.ca
From: "RBC Royal Bank" email-id@rbc-royalbank.ca
Subject: Reference ID: CPIQVMFIXK
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009

Dear Customer,

We would like to inform you that your RBC Royal Bank online account has been
locked due to inactivity. To avoid losing important information, you must
reactivate your RBC account now.

Click here to confirm your information and unlock your online banking: (link)

Thank you for using RBC Royal Bank.
___________________________

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will
not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your RBC online banking and
choose the Help link located in the bottom right corner.

You are receiving this email notification because this email address is listed
as the administrative contact email for your RBC Royal Bank account.

Copyright © 2009 RBC Royal Bank of Canada

The following IP addresses were extracted from your headers:
IP Address  Probable Country  
83.138.66.82  Cape Verde  
70.46.232.115  N/A (49221)  
* The last IP listed is usually the originating IP address


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Reply-To: noreply@rbc-royalbank.com
From: "RBC Royal Bank" email-id@rbc-royalbank.com
Subject: Action Required: Please update your RBC account
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009

Your privacy on the Internet is of the utmost importance to us. To
protect your account against unauthorized use, RBC Royal Bank requires
you to create sign-in questions and answers.

Anytime you login from a different IP address, you will have to answer
one of these security questions. Make your RBC Royal Bank online banking
even more secure by updating your account now.

Please create Security Questions and Answers for your RBC Royal Bank online
account by going to: (link)

We strongly advise you to enroll now. The new security measures will be
effective right away.

Thank you for using RBC Royal Bank.

The following IP addresses were extracted from your headers:

IP Address  Probable Country  
69.10.138.198  Western Sahara (June Lake)  
70.55.226.34  Jamaica (21754)  
* The last IP listed is usually the originating IP address

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Reply-To: noreply@rbc-royalbank-ca.com
From: "RBC Royal Bank" serv@rbc-royalbank-ca.com
Subject: Customer Service:  Email ID XQJUUXUMMI
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009

(link)

The following IP addresses were extracted from your headers:

IP Address  Probable Country  
83.138.147.229  Cambodia (07746)  
24.199.254.142  Germany   
* The last IP listed is usually the originating IP address

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Reply-To: 
From: "RBC Royal Bank"
Subject: Customer Service: Email ID

Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009

(link)

The following IP addresses were extracted from your headers:

IP Address  Probable Country  
217.7.203.173  N/A*  
74.8.95.169  Micronesia, Federated States of*  
* The last IP listed is usually the originating IP address

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Reply-To: noreply@rbc-royalbank.ca
From: "RBC Royal Bank" email-id@rbc-royalbank.ca
Subject: Reference ID: MBGSBCPSDP
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009

Dear Customer,

We would like to inform you that your RBC Royal Bank online account has
been locked due to inactivity. To avoid losing important information,
you must reactivate your RBC account now.

Click here to confirm your information and unlock your online banking: (link)

Thank you for using RBC Royal Bank.
___________________________

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will
not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your RBC online banking and
choose the Help link located in the bottom right corner.

You are receiving this email notification because this email address is listed
as the administrative contact email for your RBC Royal Bank account.

The following IP addresses were extracted from your headers: 

IP Address  Probable Country 
67.192.109.26  Czech Republic 
70.46.232.115  N/A (49221) 
* The last IP listed is usually the originating IP address

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From: RBC Royal Bank erpydl@yahoo.com
To: donotreply@rbc.com
Subject: Transfer status: PENDING - ID: NRTHNZPMFR
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009

This email confirms that you have transferred  A1-MOBILE using Money Transfer.

Transfer id : 250010358176
Price : 110.00 CAD
Transfer Fee: 15.00 CAD
Subtotal : 125.00 CAD
__________________

To cancel payment please confirm account ownership by following the link below:

http://mail.bcmanor.com/RBC-rbcaccess.html
__________________

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT US .
Copyright 2009 RBC Financial Group Registered Number 3950882 2009.