RBI Cautions Public against Fictitious Offers
OREANDA-NEWS. February 7, 2012. The Reserve Bank of
RBI Cautions
RBI does not hold any accounts for individuals.
Beware of impersonated names of RBI officials
Nobody from RBI calls up people about lottery winnings/funds received from abroad
RBI does not send any emails intimating award of lottery funds, etc.
RBI does not send any sms or letter or email to communicate fictitious offers of lottery winnings or funds received from abroad.
The only official and genuine website of the Reserve Bank of
Inform local police or cyber crime authority about such frauds.
The Reserve Bank of
Describing the modus operandi of the fraud, the Reserve Bank has stated that the fraudsters send attractive offers to gullible public through letters, e-mails, mobile phones, SMSs, etc. To lend credence to such offers, the communication is often sent on/from letterheads/websites that appear to be like that of some public authorities like the Reserve Bank of
The fraudsters initially ask potential victims to deposit small sums of money for reasons, such as, processing fees/transaction fees/tax clearance charges/conversion charges, clearing fees, etc. The victims are asked to deposit the money in a specified account in a bank. The fraudsters often have multiple accounts in the names of individuals or proprietary concerns in different bank branches for collecting such charges. Genuine but gullible account holders are persuaded by the fraudsters to even lend their accounts for such fraudulent activities on the promise of receiving some commission.
Once the initial amount is deposited, demands for more money follow with more official sounding reasons. After accumulating a sizeable amount in these accounts, the fraudsters withdraw or transfer the money abroad and vanish leaving the victims in a lurch. Many residents have already become victims and have lost huge sums of money by falling for such fictitious offers.
The public is advised to register their complaints with the local law enforcement agencies. The Reserve Bank has given the list of such nodal agencies with whom the public can register complaints in its Press Release dated January 10, 2012.
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