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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: "RESERVE BANK OF INDIAi" <info@mail.com>
Reply-To: transferirbindia@live.in
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:05:57 -0900
Subject: RESERVE BANK OF INDIA OFFICIAL PAYMENT NOTIFICATION!!!!


Our ref: Cbn/Ohg/Oxd1/2012 Payment file: RBI/id1033/2009/2013 Payment Amou=
nt: =A3500,000.00GBP. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA OFFICIAL PAYMENT NOTIFICATION D=
ear Beneficiary The Foreign Exchange Transfer Department (RBI) hereby bring=
to your attention of the payment of your deposited fund here in the RBI, y=
ou were listed as a beneficiary in the recent schedule for payment of the p=
ast edition email award incurred by the BRITISH GOVERNMENT, which is yet un=
claimed up-till date due to some circumstance according to your file record=
; your payment is categorized as: Contract type/ inheritance/ Undelivered A=
ward funds. Recently on the 3rd of January 2013 The Reserve Bank of India (=
RBI) Governor, Dr D. Subbarao and Ban Kin-moon Secretary-General of the Uni=
ted Nations met with the Senate Tax Committee on Finance RBI Mumbai/Delhi b=
ranch. Regarding unclaimed funds which have been due for a long run, at end=
of the meeting (RBI) Governor, Dr D. Subbarao mandate all unclaimed funds =
to be released back to the beneficiary stating that it is an unfair practic=
e to withhold funds for government basket for one reason or the other for t=
ax accumulations. Therefore, we are writing this email to inform you that (=
=A3500,000.00GBP) will be release to you in your name, as it was committed =
by (RBI) Governor that Beneficiary will have to pay crediting fees only. Yo=
u are therefore required to pay (14, 100 INR) only in cash deposit to credi=
t your account immediately making a decline for two working days after date=
of receiving this mail. Also reconfirm your details for crediting filling =
the form below and send it to our email below. Fill the Form Below 1. Full =
Names: 2. Residential Address: 3. Mobile Number: 4. Occupation: 5. Sex: __A=
ge: 6. Nationality: 7. Country: 8. Marital Status: 9. E-mail id: For More D=
etails Contact Our: Foreign Compensation Unit Reserve Bank of India E-mail:=
transferirbindia@live.in Dr. Max Graham is the assign Foreign Agent to mon=
itor your transfer upon the crediting of you account. Every document includ=
ing certificate of fund, brochure of company will be courier to your home a=
ddress immediately after your transfer. This Bank management will proceed f=
urther after your swift response to this mail for security proposes for the=
best of your interest without delay. Dr D. Subbarao The information contai=
ned in this e-mail and any attachments there to ("e-mail") is sent by the R=
eserve Bank of India (RBI) and is intended to be confidential and for the u=
se of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be pro=
tected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rul=
es. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are no=
tified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mai=
l is strictly prohibited.=20

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