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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: "Foreign Remittance Desk" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rbicompensation_2013@yahoo.in>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:41:20 +0530
Subject: IMPORTANT PAYMENT MESSAGE


Office of the Reserve Bank Of India
6,Sansand Marg, (R.B.I) Building.PB NO 123.
New Delhi:

Financial Regulation and Financial
Inclusion – Working Together or at Cross-purposes:

Our ref: Cbn/Ohg/Oxd1/2011
Telex: 09331Credit/RBI.
Payment file: RBI/Ben/09.

PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUNDS.

Attn: Beneficiary,

The transfer department of the Reserve bank of India has decided to bring to your attention, that you were listed as a beneficiary in the recent schedule for payment of outstanding debts incurred by the RBI government 2009. to 2012 According to your file, Your payment is categorized as: contract type: Lottery/inheritance/unpaid contract funds/ undelivered Lottery fund. Payment file: RBI/id1033/09. Payment amount: 500,000.00GBP. But recently, on the 05th of Jan, 2013. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Dr D. Subbarao, met with the Senate Tax Committee On Finance RBI Mumbai branch. 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 release back to the beneficiary stating that it’s an unfair practice to withhold funds for government basket for one reason or the other for tax accumulations.

Therefore, we are writing this email to inform you that ( 41,447,452.05 INR ) will be release to you in your name, as it was committed for (RBI) Governor that
Beneficiary will have to pay crediting fees only. So you are therefore required to pay 17,500 INR ONLY. To credit your account immediately making a decline for 2 working day after date of receiving this mail. Also reconfirm/provide your bank account details-for crediting. GET BACK TO ME WITH THE BELLOW DETAILS.

1.) FULL NAME:---------------------------

2.) AGE:------------------------------------

3.) SEX:-------------------------------------


4.) ADDRESS:--------------------------------

5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE:------------------------

6.) STATE/PROVINCE:------------------------

7.) COUNTRY:---------------------------------

8.) PHONE:-----------------------------------

9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION:---------------------

10.) FULL BANKING DETAILS:------------------------------


FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT OUR:
FOREIGN COMPENSATION UNIT
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
MR.SANJAY GUPTA/ROBERT GAYE

**Note Please:
Dr. Robert Gaye is the assign Foreign Agent (foreigner) to monitor your transfer upon the crediting of you account. Every document including certificate of fund, brochure of company will be courier to your home address immediately after your transfer. This Bank management will proceed further after your swift response to this mail for security proposes for the best of your interest without delay.

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