419 scam: "Prime Minister Citizen Assistance"<help@your-fellow.co.in> HELP YOUR FELLOW INDIANS TODAY

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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.
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.
- helpindiatoday@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prime Minister Citizen Assistance" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <helpindiatoday@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 22:50:38 +0530
Subject: HELP YOUR FELLOW INDIANS TODAY

HELP YOUR FELLOW INDIANS TODAY TO FIGHT AGAINST DEADLY COVID 19

HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO CONTRIBUTE IN INDIA'S WAR AGAINST COVID-19!

Keeping in mind the objective of dealing with any kind of emergency or distress situation, like the COVID-19 pandemic, and to provide relief to the affected, a public charitable trust under the name of Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations.

This fund also accepts micro-donations, as a result of which, a large number of people will be able to contribute with smallest of denominations.

HOW TO CONTRIBUTE?

BANK OF INDIA, BRANCH NEW DELHI

Name of the Account: P. C. LALVOHBIKA

Account Number: 2168010021128

IFSC Code: UTBI0LUNR48

Name of Bank & Branch: Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch

donate. Following modes of payments are accepted:

Debit Cards and Credit Cards
Internet Banking

*Donations to this fund will be exempted from income tax under section 80(G).

CONTRIBUTE NOW! and save life of your follow Indian citizens for this pandemic covid 19

Please after making your donation send us an Email at [helpindiatoday@hotmail.com] indicate your names and amount donated Goverment of Indian will get back to you for reward for your kind help.

we Thanking you in advance as you partispate on this urgently.

Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency.

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