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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" <info@rbi.in>
Reply-To: soniasharmatm@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 09:26:34 +0100
Subject: REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT




FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
ONLINE BANKING UNIT
6, SANSAND MARG,-110001
New Delhi, India.
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
BANK EMAIL ADDRESS: transfer_dept@qq.com
=

Attention: Beneficiary,
Congratulations, we have received the sum of $500,000.00USD (Five Hundred T=
housand United States Dollars) =

from the World Bank of Switzerland, for transfer to your local bank account=
as compensation
for internet and cyber crime and the reduction of poverty. Your Email ID wa=
s luckily chosen
among the four (4) beneficiaries who have been approved of this payment. Pl=
ease you are
to immediately fill and submit the below details with your passport photo i=
d proof, =

in order for payment to commence immediately into your bank account.
=

=

1. Full Names: =

2. Residential Address: =

3. Mobile Numbers: =

4. Occupation: =

5. Sex: =

6. Age: =

7. Occupation: =

8. Country: =

9: State/Home Address: =

10. Marital Status: =

11. E-mail id: =

12. Bank Name: =

13. Account Number: =

14. Account Holders Name: =

15. Bank Branch: =

16: How Do You Feel?: =



We are going to forward your details to the Supreme Court of India for imme=
diate release of the approved documents that will back up the transfer of y=
our fund. As soon as we receive those documents from the Supreme Court of I=
ndia, your fund of $500,000.00USD (Five Hundred Thousand United States Doll=
ars) will be wired into your bank account without delay. Immediately the Su=
preme Court of India releases the legal and approved documents that will ba=
ck up the transfer of your fund.
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA =

TRANSFER MANAGER: Mr Ajit Kumar
=

MRS. SONIA SHARMA =



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