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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: "Dr. Johnson Shri" <carlos.ferreira@multilaser.com.br>
Reply-To: <rbidptt@outlook.in>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 01:26:13 +0530
Subject: Urgent: Please Comply As Directed.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
6, Sansad Marg, Sansad Marg Road Area,
New Delhi, Delhi 110001
Customer services, www.rbi.org.in
 
 
 
Respected Beneficiary!
 
I am Dr. Johnson Shri, director cash processing unit, Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Please indicate if you have received your compensatory funds valued total sum of Ten million five hundred thousand Dollars (USD $10,500,000.00) which is categorized as: Contract type: Lottery/inheritance/ Undelivered Lottery fund.
 
We have been mandated to pay you USD $10,500,000.00 by the International Monetary Fund IMF, Organization of African Unit (OAU), Asian American Organizations (AAO) and UK lottery Board, through bank to bank wire transfer.
 
We have tried all our possible ways and means to contact you but it failed and we want to know if you are still alive and this is the 3rd and perhaps the last email to you in regard to this matter, Because we received a power of attorney from one MRS ANITA JOWEL asking us to change Your fund to her name as your next of kin, so we are seeking to know if you sent her to claim your fund payment.
 
Please get back to us and let us know if you interested in receiving your fund payment this last time so that we can finalized this transaction once and for all.
Note: Your fund payment will be transferred to your personal bank account through bank to bank wire transfer as soon as you comply and meet the requirements.
 
To fast release and registration of your file, you are required to provide us the below information:
 
1) Your full Name:===============
2) Residential:==================
3) Direct Cell-Phone/Mobile:=======
4) Age and Marital Status:=========
5) Company Name and Position:====
6) Occupation:==================
7) Copy of valid ID======================
 
 
Please direct your email to:  rbidpt@outlook.in
Note CLICK HERE to see the data of all compensatory funds paid to individual from this office.
 
 
Best Regards,
 
Dr. Johnson Shri
Director cash processing unit
(COMPENSATION PAYMENT COUNCIL INDIA CHAPTER)

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