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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • oceanicfinanceinc2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: OCEANIC FINANCE INC <oceanicfinanceinc4@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:56:05 -1200
Subject: FINANCIAL SERVICES {LOAN OFFER AT 3% INTEREST RATE}

Hello,
We Offer Private, Commercial and Personal Loans with very Minimal annual
Interest Rates as Low as 3% within a 1 year to 30 years repayment duration
period to any part of the world. We give out loans within the range of
$2,500 to $10,000,000 USD.

Our loans are well insured for maximum security is our priority Are you
losing sleep at nights worrying how to get a Legit Loan Lender? Are you
biting your fingernails to the quick? Instead of beating yourself up, call
the OCEANIC FINANCE INC now, Loan specialists who help stop Bad Credit
History, to discover a win-win solution which is Our Mission.

Interested Persons should Fill out the Application Form below.

APPLICATION FORM:
1)Full Name:
2)First name:
3)Last name:
4)Gender:
5)Amount Needed As The Loan:
6)Purpose of loan:
7)Duration:
8)Marital status:
9)Next Of Kin:
10)Occupation:
11)Cell Phone:
12)Address:
13)City:
14)State:
15)Country:

REGARDS,
MRS CICILIA IBRU.
MD/CEO OCEANIC FINANCE INC.
oceanicfinanceinc2@gmail.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam