419 scam: OCEANIC BANK PLC <info@atm.org> (ATM-900)

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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.
- plcoceanic.bank@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: OCEANIC BANK PLC <info@atm.org>
Reply-To: plcoceanic.bank@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 12:54:26 -0300
Subject: (ATM-900)

ATTENTION:

OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC. CONGRATULATION!

The ATM CARD payment center,OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC has been
mandated to issue out an ATMCARD value of{$900,000 USD},to you, which
you can use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of
the world. You are advised to keep this information confidentially
away from the public to avoid fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT) pending of
the delivery of your ATM CARD to you. Note that because of
impostors,where by issued you our CODE OF CONDUCT,which is (ATM-900)
so you have to indicate this when contact us by using it as your
subject.complete the form below and send it to
(plcoceanic.bank@yahoo.com.hk) for the processing of your document and
transfer of your ATM MASTER CARD to your home address you are to send
your details.

CODE OF CONDUCT:_____________ NAME IN FULL:_____________ DATE OF
BIRTH:_____________ AGE:_____________SEX:_____________ MARITAL
STATUS:_____________HOME
ADDRESS:_____________NATIONALITY:_____________COUNTRY:_____________
OCCUPATION:_____________ POSITION:_____________ OFFICE
ADDRESS:_____________TEL:_____________MOBILE:_____________
DECLARATION....I,Mr/Mrs:_____________ do hereby declare that the
information given above, is correct to the best of my knowledge and
believe the same to be true.

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