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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 <post@owebtb.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <infoirbi@mailbox.sk>
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 20:47:02 +0530
Subject: DONATION FOR YOU

Reserve Bank Of India Higher Standards Home
>From The Desk of: Mrs.Sabeena Mishra
Assistant Manager
Reserve Bank Of India
New Delhi Branch, India
Email:officer@manager.in.th




TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE OF US$5.5M



Endeavor to response as soon as you received this notification for proper documentation of the transfer to be done.
Did you authorize anybody to claim your approved fund of US$5.5M on your behalf? we need your urgent response because your

file had a problem due to a petition filed by one Mr.Edgar Carlos from Texas claiming to be your Attorney he said that you

have handed him the ownership of this approved fund of US$5.5M .



we received this Bank Account particulars below from Mr.Edgar Carlos claiming to be your attorney and he want Reserve Bank Of

India to remit the approved US$5.5m FRom United Nation and FBI on below account information and he is ready to pay all the charges to ensure the transfer is made on the below bank account.


Bank Name: Wells Fargo
BANK ADDRESS: 4170 Pleasant Hill Road Duluth, GA 30096 U.S.A.
Account No: 245-135922291-1-42
ROUTING NUMBER: 061000227 ,
Account Name: Mark Howard


We need to been sure Before Remittance Department Reserve Bank Of India kick off the transfer to provided account details,

for this new development The management of this bank are suspicious that is the reason Reserve Bank Of India need your urgent

reply before the transfer of US$5.5M can be finally remitted as requested by Mr.Edgar Carlos.If our suspicious is correct get

back us immediately to direct you what next to do to stop the transfer and informed CIA and F.B.I to get Mr.Edgar Carlos

arrested.


Also note is our duty to protect our customer so we need to verify before the transfer can be made to the forwarded bank

account given to us from Mr.Edgar Carlos, to this effect we have contacted you to know if you are aware of this new

arrangement to avoid fraudulent fund diversion to wrong account. Do confirm to us immediately if you authorized this new

arrangement so we will not be held liable at the end transfer.


But you are not aware of the arrangement Reserve Bank Of India need A court injunction from the Federal High Court,POWER OF ATTORNEY CERTIFICATE AND PROOF OF OWNERSHIP FUND Certificate?e of the transfer should in case you don't have it in your possession, contact us back to direct you where to obtain it .


Because is the only certified documents you need to received the payment of US5.5M in your account From Reserve Bank Of India

, get back immediately to direct you where to get all legal paper work that will back up the transfer in your name to

enable us have access to make direct transfer of this US$5.5M to your personal bank account.



Lastly If our suspicious is correct reconfirm your bank account information where you wish to received this approved US$5.5M

from Reserve Bank Of India because as soon as we direct you to the officer and you secure this POWER OF ATTORNEY CERTIFICATE

from his office the approved fund will be remit to your account immediately, so your direct phone and your bank details is

needed to enable us program your information in our system for the transfer to hit your account as soon as comply to the

instruction.


Thanks for your Co-operation

Sincerely ,

Dr. Kumar Singh
Assistant Manager
Reserve Bank Of India
Email:officer@manager.in.th

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