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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

Fraud email example:

From: "OCEANIC BANK PLC" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:22:53 +0100
Subject: OCEANIC BANK PLC / UNITED NATIONS 2001/2009 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS

 
 
From the Desk of Rev. Obeden Ibru
Director ATM Integreted Payment Center,
Oceanic Bank International Nigeria Plc
Office Tel:+234-1-740-8070
Moblie:+234-802-580-7560
Fax:+234-1-815-2027
 
20TH Feb.,2010.
 
OCEANIC BANK PLC / UNITED NATIONS 2001/2009 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS
 
ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,
 
This is to bring to your notice that the new Acting President of Nigeria [Mr.Good Luck Jonathan  GCFR] in regards to his meeting with the United Nations has agreed to compensate scam victims from one of our local Bank (OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC).
 
We are delegate to pay 15 scam victims $750.000.00 (SEVENE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) each, which your name is among listed on the payroll
 
You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $750.000.00 compensations funds.
 
On these faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held at Abuja-Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various individuals to the Nigerian scams artists operating in syndicates all over the World today.
 
In other to compensate victims, the U.N Body in conjunction with the Nigerian Government is now paying 15 victims of this operators $750.000.00 each in accordance with the U.N. recommendations. Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be supervised by the United Nations' Officials and the Central Bank of Nigeria as the corresponding paying bank is Oceanic Bank Plc. According to the number of applicants at hand, Nine (9) Beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more six (6) left to be paid the compensations of $750.000.00 each.
 
Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of the other criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended.
 
Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration. You can receive your compensations payments via ATM MASTER CARD.
 
For the concerned scam victims, you are requested to forward the following information's to enable this honourable office to investigate and carry out the payment without any delay.
 
1. Your full name:
2. Address :
3. Phone / Fax number:
4. Occupation:
5. Age/Sex:
 
I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you.
 
 
 
 
 
...Reduce of giving out your credit card details online by getting the Master Card
 
OFFICIALLY SIGNED
 
Regards,
 
 
Rev. Obeden Ibru.
 
Director ATM Integreted Payment Center,
Oceanic Bank International Nigeria Plc
Office Tel:+234-1-740-8070
Moblie:+234-802-580-7560
Fax:+234-1-815-2027
Reply To Email:info.oceanicbankngplc@o2.pl

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