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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • oceanicbank_atm@yahoo.com
  • drdanielwatac2002@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Daniel Watac <dr_daniel_watac@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <atm_Oceanic_bank_payment@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 10:24:42 +0100
Subject: Immediate ATM Cash Card Payment Notification Very Urgent.





Immediate ATM Cash Card Payment Notification!

Attention: Sir/Madam















I am Dr Daniel Watac, Managing director of Oceanic international card Payment System Committee of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This Is To Officially Inform You beneficiaries & contractors that are owned millions of dollars/pounds sterling over a period of twenty years up-to this date. After my meeting with the United Nations and World Bank Dignitaries and the G8 summit held recently, the Federal House of Senate have decided to rid our economy of enormous debt burden to enhance more International business relationship between my Government and the International Community.

This resulted of pressure mounted on The Newly Elected Government of Nigeria who was sworn in on the 29th May 2007 headed by His Excellency Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and the Executive council has decided as a matter of urgency to pay off every debt, hereby directed by our intelligent monitory unit to stop any further dealings With Impostors And Non- Recommended Officials In The Bank. Such Acts Must Stop for Security Reasons before you shall be receiving your payment. They constituted this honorable commission.

We are working in collaboration with the following institutions;

1) U.S Postal Inspection Service
2) United States Secret Service
3) Federal Bureau of Investigation
4) National White Collar Crime Center
5) Metropolitan Police London

The Federal Ministry of finance (F.M.F) have mapped out enough funds through our bank department Oceanic bank to offset all debt owed to foreign beneficiaries by the past government, I have instructed the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and Senate Committee on contract payment to submit the files of all affected contractors for proper verification before I will pass presidential fiat to the International Card Payment System Committee for Dispatch Of 2 ATM CARDS with the sum of $1.5M which you will make a withdrawal of $75,000.00 per day In this regards I have assigned, Payment Center Of OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA P.L.C swift card Center Will Send You An ATM Card Which You Will Use To Withdrew Your Money From Any ATM Machine In Any Part Of The World in receiving of your responds without below required information’s for the upgrading and approvals & Clearance for your payment.

1. YOUR NAME:....................................................................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:..................................................
3. YOUR COUNTRY: .......................................................
4 YOUR TELEPHONE.................................................
5.FAX...........................................................................
6. AGE ...........................................................................
7. SEX :...........................................................................
8. YOUR OCCUPATION:..........................................

NOTE::
3) On page 71 paragraphs 5 sub section 1-4 of the Nigeria Financial Law Constitution, contractors & beneficiaries are not suppose to pay thousands of dollars for know risk of due but only to procure the delivering to WorldWide Express Service. As stipulated in the Financial Law book.
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Note: that this letter is an evidence of notification of payment to your name and after 10 days of this letter counting from the date of dispatch without hearing from you, I shall declare your inheritance sum. A Federal Government fund and subsequently convert it into the Government coffers. This decision is binding in accordance with Article 356 Act of the laws establishing this supreme office.


Thanks for your anticipated patient.

Dr Daniel Watac. (M.D.OC.C.)
Managing Director Informations Oceanic
ATMCARD Department, Abuja Nigeria.


oceanicbank_atm@yahoo.com
drdanielwatac2002@hotmail.com
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