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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: Rohit Jain <"www."@quartz.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Rohit Jain <mr.rohijain@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 21:34:02 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I made a bond deposit of US$2.5Million to the security Vault
Account of the Reserve Bank of India in your name

Dear Friend,

I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise owing to the fact that you may not remember me. I contacted you some years ago concerning a funds transfer which for some reasons I didn't conclude with you. I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Trinidad and Tobago. Presently I'm in Trinidad and Tobago for investment projects with my own share of the total
sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

I made a bond deposit of US$2.5Million to the security Vault Account of the Reserve Bank of India in your name. Now contact Mr. Rohit Jain of the
Reserve Bank Of India through the below contact information;

Name: Mr. Rohit Jain
General Manager In-Charge,
Department of Banking Supervision (DBS),
Reserve Bank of India.
Contact Phone Number: +91 78 38 356059
Contact E-mail:(mr.rohijain@hotmail.com)

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the Reserve Bank of India on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch
with Mr. Rohit Jain, he will transfer the amount to you without any delay.

Regards,
Barrister Abel Dabul Esq.

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