419 scam: RBI LAST NOTIFICATION PAYMENT BY THE 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:

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:
- "00,000.00" (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 exchange" (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 fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: RBI
Reply-To: rbi33@admin.in.th
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:49:22 +0530
Subject: LAST NOTIFICATION PAYMENT BY THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA

THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
ELECTRONIC TRANSFER DEPT,
6, SANSAD MARG,
JANPATH, NEW DELHI,
H.O. 110001,
NEW DELHI.
www.notifics.rbi.org.in
Our ref: RBI/0A2/8138061
File:rbi/lo/f12
Payment Amount: £500,000.00GBP.
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA OFFICIAL PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

Dear Beneficiary:

The Foreign Exchange Transfer Department (RBI) hereby bring to your attention of the payment of your deposited fund here in the RBI, you were listed as a beneficiary in the recent schedule for payment of the past edition email lottery award incurred by the BRITISH GOVERNMENT, which is yet unclaimed up-till date due to some circumstance according to your file record; your payment is categorized as:Contract type: Lottery/inheritance/ Undelivered Lottery fund/

Recently on the 2nd of January 2013 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Dr D. Subbarao and Ban Kin-moon Secretary-General of the United Nations met with the Senate Tax Committee on Finance RBI Mumbai/Delhi branch. Regarding unclaimed funds which have been due for a long run, at end of the meeting (RBI) Governor, Dr D. Subbarao mandate all unclaimed funds to be released back to the beneficiary stating that it is an unfair practice to withhold funds for government basket for one reason or the other for tax accumulations. Therefore, we are writing this email to inform you that (£500,000.00 GBP) will be release to you in your name, as it was committed for (RBI) Governor that Beneficiary will have to pay crediting fees only. So you are therefore required to pay a refundable fee of (13,500 INR) only in cash depositor credit your account immediately making a decline for 2 working days after date of receiving this mail.

Also reconfirm your details for crediting filling the form below and send it immediately to our Email: rbi33@admin.in.th , verification for prompt collection of your fund.
Fill The Form Below:

1. Full Names:
2. Residential Address:
3. Mobile Number:
4. Occupation:
5. Sex: __Age:
6. Nationality:
7. Country:
8. Marital Status:
9. E-mail id:
10. Bank Details:
For More Details Contact:
Dr. JOHN WAYN

Assign British Agent to monitor your transfer /B.H.C/New Delhi.
Tel: +91 9654516356 <<<<>>> Email: birtishhigh_commission@admin.in.th , imf4rbi_remittancedept@xd.ae

Every document including certificate of fund, brochure of company will be courier to your home address immediately after your transfer.
Transfer can only be effective after making refundable fee of Rs 13,500 for the approval of transfer {Mandatory} which cannot be deducted from your said fund before transfer.We shall not attend to any excuse with in-ability to meet up with required approval fee or do not reply this mail to avoid double claim.

This Bank management will proceed further after your swift response to this mail for security proposes for the best of your interest without delay; your urgent response is highly anticipated.
The management.

DR D. SUBBARAO
R.B.I GOVERNOR.

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