Not really; Subbarao is not paying you Rs 2 cr

Imagine getting an email for the Reserve Bank of India’s governor. In all probability, you will get excited. And if the letter is about giving away a few crores to you? You could be super thrilled. But if you are smart, you would know it is fake, sent by a fraudster. A number of emails have been making rounds stating D Subbarao has decided to give the recipient a large amount of money. We at Firstpost received this rather interesting email yesterday. Read on.

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6 SANSAD MARG, JANPATH

NEW DELHI, H.O. 110001

INDIA

Customer services,

Payment file: RBI-DEL/id1033/11.

Payment amount: $ 500,000.00USD

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA OFFICIAL PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

Beneficiary,

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The Foreign Exchange Transfer Department Reserve bank of India has decided to bring to your attention, that you were listed as a beneficiary in the recent schedule for payment of outstanding debts incurred by the BRITISH GOVERNMENT Pending since 2007 to 2013 According to your file record with your email address, Your payment is categorized as:

Contract type: Lottery/inheritance/ unpaid contract funds/ Undelivered Lottery fund/ Contract type: Lottery/inheritance/ unpaid contract funds/ Undelivered Lottery fund/

On the 12th July, 2013 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Dr D. Subbarao and Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General of the United Nations met with the Senate Tax Committee on Finance RBI Mumbai/Delhi branch. Regarding unclaimed funds which have been due for a long run, at end of the meeting (RBI) Governor, Dr D. Subbarao mandate all unclaimed funds to be release back to the beneficiary stating that it is an unfair practice to withhold funds for government basket for one reason or the other for tax accumulations. Therefore, we are writing this email to inform you that $500,000 US DOLLARS (2 crores rupees) will be release to you in your name, as it was committed for (RBI) Governor that Beneficiary will have to pay crediting fees only. So, you are to herefore required to pay Rs.15, 800/- INR ONLY in cash deposit. To credit your account immediately making a decline for 2 working days after date of receiving this mail. Reconfirm your details for crediting.

Fill The Form Below:

1. Full Names:

2. Residential Address:

3. Mobile No:

4. Occupation:

5. Sex:

6. Age:

7. Country:

8. Marital Status:

9. E-mail:

10. Bank Name:

11. Account Number:

12. Account Holders Name:

13. Bank Branch:

DR D. Subbarao.

Reserve Bank of India

Governor.

The RBI has been very aggressively creating awareness through its advertisements, poster, radio announcements and what not, regarding such fake emails. In fact, the apex bank runs a ticker on its website, urging the public in general to be aware of fictitious offers. Read the RBI notification here.

We suggest when you get an email like this, you should simply ignore it. There have been instances where recipients of such mails have fallen for fake offers, lost money and also even landed in jail for breaking FEMA rules inadvertently.

The fact that the email throws big names, that too of credible institutions, is scary. And there is no dearth of gullible or greedy souls who could be targets to such tricks. So, next time you receive an email like this for the governor, you know what to do. Ignore. After all the RBI does not send emails intimating unclaimed funds awards.