[Resolved]  RBI — Lottery fake email

Address:Mysore, Karnataka

Hello sir/mam, I am manoranjan sp from mysore. i am getting emails from RBI like, that my email has won in lottery contest & to conver money to indian rupees i shoud pay 24, 900 RS. can you plz reply to my email([protected]@gmail.com) whether it is fake or true?. Here is the email content that i got from RBI " FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT RESERVE BANK OF INDIA NEW DELHI BRANCH REF: RBI/EST/678/A08 CDD: 2024/6028/14/311 SWIFT CODE: CVALESVVXXX DEAR MANORANJAN, WE THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA HEARTILY CONGRATULATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOU THIS DAY FOR YOUR FINAL REMITTANCE OF YOUR FUNDS INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT THROUGH THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, OUR INTEGRATED BANKING SYSTEM IS SECOND TO NONE. WE WISH TO INFORM YOU, ACCORDING TO THE ONLINE TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT, YOUR FUND HAS TO BE CONVERTED TO INDIA RUPEES BEFORE WE CAN CREDIT IT TO YOUR LOCAL BANK ACCOUNT. THIS IS AGAINST THE FINANCIAL LAW OF INDIA TO MAKE YOUR TRANSFER IN FOREIGN CURRENCY IN YOUR INDIA RUPEES ACCOUNT AS YOUR ACCOUNT IS IN INDIA RUPEES NOT DOLLAR OR POUNDS ACCOUNT, IN THIS CASE, FOR YOU TO RECEIVE THE FUND SUCCESSFULLY IN YOUR DESIGNATED ACCOUNT, YOUR FUND HAS TO BE CONVERTED TO INDIA RUPEES TO ENABLE ANTI-NARCOTIC GOVERNMENT FUND RELEASE DEPARTMENT DECODE YOUR FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. OUR CONVENTION OF CURRENCY RATE IS 0.03% ON EVERY 100 POUNDS. AFTER THE CONVENTION OF YOUR FUND OF £1, 000.000.00 ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS AFTER THE CONVERSION PROCESS IT WILL BE Rs10, 24, 79, 145.00 INR(10 CRORE, 24 LAKH, 79 THOUSAND, 145 RUPEES ONLY). BELOW ARE THE DETAILS OF THE CURRENCY CONVENTION CHARGES. CONVERSION OF CURRENCY RATE: 0.03% OF £1, 000.000.00 = £300.00 (CONVERSION CHARGES) 0.03% OF Rs10, 24, 79, 145.00 RUPEES = RS24, 900.00 INR(CONVERSION CHARGES) TOTAL COST FOR CONVERSION OF CURRENCY AND OPENING OF ONLINE BANKING ACCOUNT/ACTIVATING FEE OF RS24, 900.00 INR (TWENTY FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED RUPEES). YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVICE TO PROVIDE THE CONVERSION OF CURRENCY CHARGES TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO COME TO OUR OFFICE TO MAKE THE PAYMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID THE LOST/CONFISCATION OF YOUR FUND INTO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ESCROW ACCOUNT AS UNCLAIMED FUND. ********************************************************************* Account Initial Deposit: Rs.6, 000.00 Online Banking Activation Fee: Rs.8, 000.00 Processing Charges:/Conversion of currency: Rs.10, 900.00 ********************************************************************** Total Charge (India Rupees): Rs. 24, 900.00 ********************************************************************** PLEASE BE ADVICE TO DEPOSIT THE REQUESTED AMOUNT TO THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT: NAME: TRUTI SHARMA BANK NAME: STATE BANK OF INDIA ACCOUNT NUMBER: [protected] IFSC CODE: SBIN00015969 PAN CARD: FLKPS2936C PLEASE SCAN AND EMAIL US THE PAYMENT SLIP AS SOON AS YOUR HAVE DONE THE PAYMENT IN OTHER FOR US TO PROCEED WITH YOUR TRANSFER AND AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM THE PAYMENT, THE TRANSFER WILL BE DONE THE SAME DAY AND SOON AFTER YOUR WON PRIZE WILL REFLECT IN YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR FUND WILL BE CREDITED TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT SAME DAY THE CONVERSION OF CURRENCY IS DONE. PLEASE ARRANGE THE REQUIRED AMOUNT AND BACK TO US FOR PAYMENT DETAILS. YOUR URGENT CORPORATION WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED ON THIS MATTER. BEST REGARD FOREIGN REMITTANCE ONLINE TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT".
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Aug 14, 2020
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