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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: "Office New Delhi" <payment.uba@secretary.net>
Reply-To: <officefile011@superposta.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:39:14 +0530
Subject: All Correspondence Should Be Sent To The customercare with the email below

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
CENTRAL OFFICE .6,Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110 001, India.
paymentdesk@renzsvbind-info.in
Contact Email (e-tranz@9.cn)
OUR REF: RBI770/06/2012
Greetings From Reserve bank Of India(RBI).
 
This is to notify you that your overdue payment of $2.7m. US Dollars Compensations originated by the United Nation Compensation Units(UNCU)UK. from our correspondent bank in (United Kingdom)UK. has been rectified this morning on your behalf. Now we are waiting for your confirmation before the final remittance to your registered bank account. Please reconfirm the below information.
 
1.Your Full Name:....................................
2.Phone, Fax & Mobile #:.............................
3.Your Bank Information:.............................
4.Profession, Age and Marital Status:................
5.Copy of Intl passport/Any valid identity:..........
 
NB.
Kindly contact the payment office with the contact details below, you are required to copy the email below and send all the requested information above to the email(e-tranz@9.cn) to enable the payment office to proceed with your transfer.
------------------------------
Dr.Patta Singh
Contact number:00917838465370
Email contact:( e-tranz@9.cn)
------------------------------
Finally, you are advice with immediate effect to send us the information above and as soon as you send the reconfirmation of your receiving account the total amount of $2.7m. US Dollars(Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) will be credited to your account. You only have seven working days to reconfirm your account details so that your overdue payment will be credited to your receiving bank account.
 
 
Note- All correspondence should be forwarded to our customercare (e-tranz@9.cn) for immediate transfer.
Treat this as matter of urgency.
Thanks & Regards.
 
Dr.Patta Singh
Phone:00917838465370
Email: (e-tranz@9.cn)
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
FOREIGN REMIT/DEPT.
SIGN MGT.

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