419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:

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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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" <info@rbi.com>
Reply-To: rbionlineunit@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 01:43:10 +0300 (EAT)
Subject: YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED $500,
000USD BY THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA IN COMPENSATION OF INTERNET SCAM!

SCAMMED VICTIM/ $500,000. Dollars BENEFICIARIES.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 $500,000. Dollars

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA & THE COMMON WEALTH GAMES 2012©
INDIA CENTRALS BANK,
NEW DELHI.
scam victims compensation 2012
$500,000 USD(Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) BENEFICIARY.

Att BENEFICIARY:

On Behalf of the RESERVE BANK OF INDIa(Dr. D. Subbarao) and the COMMON
WEALTH OF GAMES,
we wish to notify you as a beneficiary of $500,000.USD(Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars)
in compensation of scam victims.

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the RESERVE
BANK OF INDIA
And the common wealth oF GAMES to pay 150 victims of internet and various
scams $500,000USD
each, Your E-mail ID were listed and approved for this payment as one of
the scam victims.
According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been
paid over a half
of the victims are from the United States and here in asia-India. we still
have a pending
of 36 compensations left to be paid.

According to the last meeting held here in the RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
(ASIA), it was brought
to our notice of the various type of scam that is going on in our world
today,and this scammer's
is even using the name of the RESERVE BANK OF INDIA(RBI) to scam people.
today many people
have lost their property and many have gone in bankruptcy because of this
CRIMINALS.

YOU ARE ADVISED TO FILL THE FORM BELOW FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR
COMPENSATION FUND IMMEDIATELY.

1. FULL NAMES :.............
2. CONTACT ADDRESS :........
3. MOBILE NUMBERS :.........
4. COUNTRY :................
5. SEX/AGE :................
6. OCCUPATION :.............
7. MARITAL STATUS :.........
8. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS :..............
9. ID PROOF OR PAN CARD...................
10.SAY NO TO INTERNET SCAM...................

NOTE : You are to immediately provide with the RESERVE BANK OF INDIA the
above informations
To enable us facillitate the release of your compensation fund to you
immediately.
Also you are not to duplicate or communicate with any one about this
because we are still
in trace of this internet hudlooms and criminals.

Your's truly
SUNITA ROY
for:Foreign Remittance Department
On Banking Unit
RBI
Copyright © 2005-2012

WEB (http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/governors.aspx)

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