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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 <ribindiaremmit@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:04:08 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION PERSONAL MESSAGE !!

This is to notify you that we have just received the sum total of (SIX
MILLION USD)
in you name, as part of your inheritance paymnet /contract fund.
This is to notify you that due to the delay your funds has been
directed to us Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) today as a demand draft, we
were instructed to cash it and transfer to your bank account for
smooth conclusion of your transfer to your bank account.



Customer Service Department
Reserve Bank of India
1st Floor, Amar Building
Sir P.M. Road, Fort
new delhi-400 001.
Chief General Manager
Shri Kaza Sudhakar
Email Address: (ribindiaremmit@gmail.com)

reconfirm your below information:

Name:..............
State..............
Address:...........
Age:...............
Gender:............
present occupation......
Phone..............
Bank name and account number

Copy of Your Identity... IF AVAILABLE



DISCLAIMER

This e-mail contains confidential information or information’s
belonging to and is intended solely for the addressee. The
unauthorized disclosure, use, dissemination or copying (either whole
or partial) of this e-mail, or any information it contains, is
prohibited. E-mails are susceptible to alteration and their integrity
cannot be guaranteed. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (RBI) shall not be liable
for this e-mail if modified or falsified. If you are not the intended
recipient of this e-mail, please delete it immediately from your
system and notify the sender of the wrong delivery and the mail
deletion. Consider the environment before printing this email

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