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PRESS RELATIONS DIVISION, Central Office, Post Box 406, Mumbai 400001
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RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
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May 28, 2010
Do Not fall Prey to Fictitious Offers of Funds Transfer: RBI Advisory
The Reserve Bank advised banks on May 26, 2010, to exercise due caution and to be extra vigilant concerning the fictitious offers whereby bank accounts are opened and/or transactions made in the accounts for receiving payments styled as transaction charges, etc, towards the so-called transfer of prize money/award money, etc. The Reserve Bank has clarified that any person resident in India collecting and effecting/remitting such payments directly /indirectly outside India is liable to be proceeded against with, for contravention of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 besides being liable for violation of regulations relating to Know Your Customer (KYC) norms/Anti Money Laundering (AML) standards.
The Reserve Bank has also re-iterated that the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 prohibits remittance in any form towards participation in lottery schemes. These restrictions are also applicable to remittances for participation in lottery like schemes existing under different names, such as, money circulation scheme or remittances for the purpose of securing prize money/awards, etc.
In its circular issued to banks, the Reserve Bank has stated that there has been a spate of fictitious offers of cheap funds in recent times from fraudsters. These came through letters, e-mails, mobile phones, SMS, etc. Detailing the modalities of the fraudsters, the Reserve Bank stated that communication was being sent on fake letterheads of the Reserve Bank and purportedly signed by its top executives/senior officials to targetted people. Many residents have been victims of such teasing offers and have lost huge sums of money in the process. It was further brought to the Reserve Bank’s notice that fraudsters sought money from gullible people, under different heads, such as, processing fees/ transaction fees/ tax clearance charges/ conversion charges, clearing fees, etc. The fraudsters open multiple accounts in banks in the name of individuals or proprietary concerns in different bank branches for collecting transaction charges, etc. The fraudsters persuade the victims to deposit certain amount in these accounts. The amounts are withdrawn immediately leaving the victims in a quandary.
The Reserve Bank has alerted the public on several occasions in the past about such fictitious schemes/offers through the print and the electronic media. More such public education campaigns are also being planned. The Reserve Bank has asked banks to bring the contents of the circular to the notice of their constituents and customers concerned and to give it wide publicity.
Alpana Killawala
Press Release : [protected]/1606 Chief General Manager
Related Press Releases/Notification
May 28, 2010
Remittance towards participation in lottery, money circulation schemes, other fictitious offers of cheap funds, etc.
Jul 30, 2009
Beware of Fictitious Offers/Lottery Winnings/Cheap Fund Offers: RBI
Dec 07, 2007
RBI cautions Public against Fictitious Offers of Remitting Cheap Funds from Abroad
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RE:'ICICICARE=[protected]' Fwd: YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS HAVE WON $1, 000000 USD(One Million USD)YAHOO/MESSENGER LOTTERY 2011.

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date Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 2:13 PM
subject RE:'ICICICARE=[protected]' Fwd: YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS HAVE WON $1, 000000 USD(One Million USD)YAHOO/MESSENGER LOTTERY 2011.
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Dear Mr. Majumdar,

Thank you for writing to us and bringing this e-mail to our notice.

We understand that there are misleading e-mails being sent to customers of various Banks stating that funds need to be credited to their account with respect to some lottery / inheritance/ job offers / international funds transfer.

We urge you not to react or share any information in response to such e-mails.

In the interest of our customers, we have caution messages displayed prominently at our website www.icicibank.com. To know more, please visit http://www.icicibank.com/pfsuser/spoofs/safebanking_index.html of our website.

We reiterate that ICICI Bank acts at all times with diligence, in good faith, and without any intent prejudicial to the interests of its customers.

Sincerely,

Sitansu Mishra
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