419 scam: "Christopher C Wray" <info@usa.org> RESERVE BANK OF INDIA

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- inforbiorg2018@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Christopher C Wray" <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: inforbiorg2018@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 03:16:35 -0700
Subject: RESERVE BANK OF INDIA

CYBER WIRETAP & FUNDS RECOVERY DEPARTMENT,
FBI INTERNET FRAUD & SCAM UNIT.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, (FBI).
J.EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
NW WASHINGTON, D.C
20535-0001, USA .
WEB-PAGE: www.fbi.org

Attention Please,

We write to notify you officially that after due verification on your payment file, a total of U.S $2.5 Million which was originally meant to be released to you through a certified bank draft or ATM Card have been converted to a payment via Wire Transfer, since all the previous attempt to pay you through other methods failed. Your total fund is now with the RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, therefore you are advised to contact the Director Dr. Kumar Pravin International Remittance for the transfer update of your fund.

We have tried to reach you on phone severally to no avail before we write this email to update you about the latest situation about your fund total sum of $2.5 Million USD. Your fund is in a bond account therefore, we urge you to contact the remittance officer with below information.

Contact Person: Dr. Kumar Pravin
Email: inforbiorg2018@gmail.com

Note that below information is what you need to send to the bank before your fund will be transferred.

1. FULL NAME.......................... .
2. YOUâ€™RE HOME ADDRESS...................
3 PHONE /CELL PHONE AND FAX NUMBER.....
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION.....
5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION.

It is very important that you contact the Reserve Bank of India now and request for the FUND TRANSFER APPLICATION FORM so that you will fill it out and submit to the Bank for the immediate transfer of your fund into your Bank account. This is an intervention to checkmate the bureaucratic ineptitude and administrative bottleneck most beneficiaries have suffered in the hands of our local bankers and their international allies. Your immediate payment instruction have been forwarded to the Paying Institution at India (RESERVE BANK OF INDIA) which was appointed specifically to handle your payment in order to avoid further delay in releasing your payment.

We are working according to the constitution binding this committee as well as helping the less privilege through this means. You will be required to reach Dr. Kumar Pravin via email ( inforbiorg2018@gmail.com )

Note: This E-mail is not forward able to any individual without our prior permission.
Best Regards,

Christopher C Wray
Director.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
United States Department Of Justice
Washington, D.c. 20535
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