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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 India <anuj.mishra@karvy.com>
Reply-To: <rbi.transferdepartment31204@consultant.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 05:33:37 -0600
Subject: YOUR FUND OF 750,000 GBP HAS BE RELEASE!!

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA,
Central Office Building,
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road,
Mumbai (Bombay) – 400 001.

Financial Regulation and Financial
Inclusion & #150; Working Together or at Cross-purposes:

Our ref: CBI/Ohg/Oxd1/RBI/2013
Telex: 09331Credit/RBI.
Payment file: RBI/id1033/013.

PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUNDS.

Attn: Beneficiary,

The Governor and the Central Board 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 Reserve Bank of India Tax and Payment Refund Program for 2008 to 2013. According to your file, your payment is categorized as: Lottery Refunds/Inheritance/Unpaid Contract Funds/Excessive Tax Refunds/ Undelivered Lottery Funds/Loans.

Payment file: RBI/id1033/013.
Amount Payable: (750,000 GBP)

But recently, on the 2nd of July, 2013, The Reserve Bank of India Governor, Dr D. Subbarao, and Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations met with the Senate Tax Committee On Finance of the Reserve Bank of India (Central Office) Mumbai/Delhi alongside with the Central Board of the India Inland Revenue Tax Board and the Ministry of Finance (Govt. Of India) in association with British Government regarding unclaimed Funds which has been due for a long run. At the end of the meeting, it was declared by the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India ( Dr D.Subbarao) has mandated that all unclaimed Funds shall be released back to all Beneficiaries that were affected stating that it was an unfair practice to withhold Funds from the Government Reserve Basket for one reason or the other for Tax accumulations.

Therefore, we are writing this email to inform you that 750,000 GBP {SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND BRITISH POUND STERLING } (62,116,260.91 INR) will be release to you as it was committed by the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India that all Beneficiary will have to pay Crediting Fees only. So you are therefore required to pay 18,300.00 INR ONLY to credit your Account immediately making a decline for 2 working days after date of receiving this mail. Also reconfirm/provide your Bank Account details-for crediting.

Note: Your funds are protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it can be remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the funds and hence must be provided by you in full before your funds is transferred to you.

Please you are advised to fill the form below and reply it immediately to our transfer department for verification for prompt collection of your fund.
Dr. David Williams is the assign Foreign Agent (foreigner) to monitor your transfer upon the crediting of your 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 purposes for the best of your interest without delay.

Fill and send the Form Below to: rbi.transferdepartment31204@consultant.com

1. Full Names:
2.Age:
3. Sex:
4. Occupation:
5. Mobile Number:
6.Zip/postal code:
7. State/Province:
8. Marital Status:
9. Residential Address:
10. Bank name:
11. Account number:
12: Account name:
13: Bank branch:

Dr. D Subbarao.
Reserve Bank of India Governor.

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