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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 of India" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 15:24:11 -0600
Subject: Reserve Bank of India payment notice letter

Dear Beneficiary,
we wish to notify you as a beneficiary of 1.5Million USD the compensation payment as approved in our paying list.

You are requested to get back to this office for verification and immediate approval of your fund release.

Reconfirm your details below for payment.
Full names:
Address:
City:
State:
Country:
Sex:
Age:
Mobile number
Fax Number
Photocopy of your Identification proof
Total amount expecting:
Receipt email address:

Instead of losing your fund, please indicate to us the total sum you are expecting and having any documents proof about it than this letter. Send it along with your details. and for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any institution or office .
This development is as result of the effort made by United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) European Central Bank / the European Council to this relief and any negligence and undermining of this message may result confiscation of your awaiting Outstanding Fund .We are directed to compensate you as it is stipulated in Section B act 4 of United Nations Compensation Commission(UNCC) guide lines and regulations of (08/04/2003).N
Reconfirm your details above for payment.


Congratulation!!

Sincerely,

Sumitha.Dalvi
Foriegn remittant department
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office Building,
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road,
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400-001
Email: Sumitha.Dalvi@rbibank.eu.tf

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