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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: <rbiforeignremittancedept3@rbiforeignremittancedept.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <rbi_indiacentraltransferunit@admin.in.th>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 18:05:08 +0530
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF COMPENSATION!!!
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
India's Central Bank
DEAR BENEFICIARY,
CONGRATULATION AND NOTIFICATION OF COMPENSATION
On behalf of the Foreign Transfer remittance department of the Reserve Bank of India, we wish to notify you as a beneficiary of $850,000.00 USD (Eight Hundred And Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) in compensation for internet and cyber crime victims, you email was selected from the list of emails that have been a victim of scam before. This Award is mainly for the reduction of poverty and to make people regain there lost money which was been scam from them by Internet Fraudsters all over the world.
YOUR REF/PAYMENTS CODE: (RBI93601 / $850,000.00 USD)
You are to fill the appropriate form below for claims and urgent transfer of your fund to your Bank account.
[1] Full Names:___________________
[2] Contact address:______________
[3] Country :_____________________
[4] Direct Mobile No: ____________
[5] Occupation : _________________
[6] Sex/Age : ____________________
[7] Marital Status : ________________
[8] Other Email Address : _____________
[9]Scan copy of your Identification (Driving
License or any Valid I.D)
Get back to us immediately with the above.
Mr. George Anderson
For: Transfer Transfer Remittance Department
Reserve Bank of India
Banking Unit (RBI)
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