419 scam: RESERVE BANK OF INDIA <rana@bbfgroup.com> LOAN SCHEME

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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:
- "your loan " (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: RESERVE BANK OF INDIA <rana@bbfgroup.com>
Reply-To: RESERVE BANK OF INDIA <reservebankdomaindesk@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 20:08:38 +0530 (IST)
Subject: LOAN SCHEME

--
--
Do you Need Loan to Establish your Business and pay up your Bills? Note that we are Giving out Loan at 2% low rate. Kindly Get Back to Us for your Loan Application Form

::: Disclaimer :::

Information contained and transmitted by this E-MAIL is proprietary to BBF
Industries Ltd. and is intended for exclusive use by the individual or entity
to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged,
confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law and shall not
attach any liability on the originator. If this is a forwarded message, the
content of this E-MAIL may not have been sent with the authority of the
Company. If you are not the intended recipient, an agent of the intended
recipient or a person responsible for delivering the information to the named
recipient, you are notified that any use, distribution, transmission,
printing, copying or dissemination of this information in any way or in any
manner is strictly prohibited. If you have received it by mistake please
notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this message from your
system.Before opening any mail and attachments please check them for viruses,
Trojan or any defect. Any unauthorized use or dissemination of this message in
whole or in part is strictly prohibited.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam