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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • oceanic002@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Oceanic Bank Plc <occn47@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <oceanicbankinternational_plc0200@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:52:48 +0000
Subject: YOUR ATM VISA CREDIT CARD PAYMENT.





FROM THE DESK OF MR PETER ADAMSDIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC,
LONDON UK
CONTACT EMAIL: oceanic002@hotmail.co.uk

http://www.oceanicbank.com/

Attention



We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you, your over due contract/inheritance fund through (ATM Visa Express Credit Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club, because of your due contract/inheritance payment.The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any interference. The ATM Visa Express Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.To this end, you are required to forward your payment information’s as follows to enable us load your fund into the card with your information and deliver it to your door step. As the DHL SHIPPING COMPANY are in charge of the delivery services to your destination.1) YOUR FULL NAME =
2) YOUR AGE =
3) YOUR SEX =
4) YOUR OCCUPATION =5) YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS =6) NAME OF YOUR COUNTRY =7 )YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER =Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the ATM Visa Express Credit Card and send a picture of the card to you before we will proceed to dispatch the card through DHL SHIPPING COMPANY to you. You are only going to take care of the insurance coverage fee while we take care of your delivery fee.We awaiting for your immediate response.
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.
BEST REGARDS,
MR PETER ADAMSDIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC,
LONDON UK











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