International Remittance Department Reserve Bank of India — Remittance issue

Address:Maharashtra

dear sir

I received a mail recently stating that i have won £300,000.00 GBP (Three Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) International Remittance. And the draft is with RBI. They have asked for conversion charges and fund release charges. Can someone help me with the authenticity of the message. I have pasted the mail received below.

Thank you.


Date: OCTOBER, 25/2010

FOREIGN REGULATIONS OFFICE



Mr.Pawase Mahendra G,

This is to acknowledge the receipt of the draft Deposit with Serial Number: 08020, Code Number:[protected]: and the sum of £300,000.00 GBP (Three Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) International Remittance
issued by the MICROSOFT AWARDS PROMOTION UNITED KINGDOM and deposited here with this Department for transfer into the Nominated bank
Accounts details of Mr.Pawase Mahendra G,With the Bank Name : Bank of Baroda Ahmednagar , Account Number: ([protected]). This transfer is in respect of funds deposited
for transfer into the above bank account details of the Beneficiary name.
You are advice to the instructions of Reserve Bank of India for more information on how to
proceed with the release of your funds with the RBI.
Every verification and formalities has be done, so you are hereby ask you to pay for conversion / Transfer charges of 30,000INR for this draft 0f £300,000.00 GBP which we received in your name from foreign country .
please call us tomorrow for the brokers account where to deposit the 30,000INR for transfer and conversion charges or you call your representative Mr.Kevin Morris [protected],
With regards
International Remittance Department
Reserve Bank of India
Mrs.Grace Khoshie

please tell me
it is true or fake
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FOREIGN REGULATIONS OFFICE




International remittance Department Grade (A)
Reserve Bank of India
Post Box No. 15
Sector 10, Plot No. 3
H. H. Nirmaladevi Marg
CBD Belapur
Navi Mumbai - 400 614
Office Timings: Working
Hours
Weekdays :10:00 A.M to 5:45 P.M
Saturdays :10:00 A.M to 1:30 P.M

DEAR CUSTOMER

Mr.Neeraj,

This is to acknowledge the receipt of the draft Deposit with Serial Number: 08020, Code Number:[protected]: and the sum of £300, 000.00 GBP (Three Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) International Remittance
issued by the MICROSOFT AWARDS PROMOTION UNITED KINGDOM and deposited here with this Department for transfer into the Nominated bank
Accounts details of Mr.Neeraj, With the Bank Name : The Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd, Account Number: ([protected]). This transfer is in respect of funds deposited
for transfer into the above bank account details of the Beneficiary name.
You are advice to the instructions of Reserve Bank of India for more information on how to
proceed with the release of your funds with the RBI.
Every verification and formalities has be done, so you are hereby ask you to pay for conversion / Transfer charges of 30, 000INR for this draft 0f £300, 000.00 GBP which we received in your name from foreign country .
please call us for the brokers account where to deposit the 30, 000INR for transfer and conversion charges or you call your representative Mr.Kevin Morris [protected], because we have sent account information to your representative mr.kevin morris he will send it to you true sms on his mobile phone

With regards
International Remittance Department
Reserve Bank of India
Mrs.Grace Khoshie

dear sir

I received a mail recently stating that i have won £300, 000.00 GBP (Three Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) International Remittance. And the draft is with RBI. They have asked for conversion charges and fund release charges. Can someone help me with the authenticity of the message. I have pasted the mail received below.

Thank you.
WE ALSO GOT THE SAME TYPE OF MAIL WE ARE ALSO IN CONFUSED STATE I[censored] KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT THIS MATTER PLEASE INFORM TO ME ALSO...

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