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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: U.N <mail11@Burke611.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <r.b.i_remittancedept@accountant.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:51:09 +0530
Subject: From United Nation Compensation

Office S-11, Pala’s des Nations
United Nations Office at Geneva, 1211 Geneva 10,
Switzerland.Tell:+6499250306

Atten:

This is to bring to your notice that the United Nations and the IMF (International Monetary Fund). Have noticed that most email address on internet have being victims to
screamers.

Now have planned to compensate those victims which you happened to be one of them after much Verification you are hereby being compensated with the sum of [$1.5Million]
One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.

As the Asia Regional Payment Officer in Reserve Bank Of India I have being directed to compensate you and other 2,000 Scam victims. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, respond to this mail as soon as possible for the immediate payment.

NOTE:SCAMMED REF: CODE NUMBER: 06654 YOU MUST MAKE REFERENCE TO THIS CODE
NUMBERS IN YOUR REPLY.BELOW ARE WHAT IS ONLY REQUIRED FROM YOU FOR THE
PAYMENT:

[1] Full Names: -----------------
[2] Contact address: -----------
[3] Direct Telephone: -----------
[4] Country: ----------------------
[5] Occupation: -----------------
[6] YOUR State: -----------------
[7] AGE: ----------------------------
[8] Marital Status: -----------------
[9] Account Holder's Name:------------
[10] Bank Account Number:-------------
[11] Branch Name:--------------------
[12] Bank Address:------------------
[13] Bank Phone:-------------------
[14 ]Bank E-Mail Address:---------
[15]Bank Swift Code:-----------

MAKE SURE YOU SEND YOUR REPLY TO RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (RBI) REPRESENTATIVE FOR PAYMENT THROUGH THE EMAIL ADDRESS:AND FOLLOW THE AVAILABLE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA THE RESERVE BANK WITH OUR CONTRAT AGREEMENT TO PAY OFF ALL THE E-MAIL SCAM VICTIMS YOUR PAYMENT OF $1.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITHIN 72 WORKING HOURS AS THEIR HAVE BEEN INTRUCTED BY THE ABOVE MINETIONED ORGANIZATIONS.

Mr.Shri Deepak Singhal
Regional Director
Adress: 6, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110 001, India.
Tel: +91 11 322-255-60
Mobile:+91-783-800-6056
Fax: +91 11 23011298.
E-Mail: r.b.i_remittancedept@accountant.com

Regards

Mr.Kelvin Harrsi
COMPENSATION DIRECTOR.

NOTE: If you are not the rightful owner of this E-mail Address Please does not reply to this message, any double claim will lead to disqualification of this Fund. Be warned you are to keep all information away from the general public for security reason.

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