419 scam: "OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL BANK NIGERIA PLC"<oceanicbank@ocean.com> PAYMENT INFORMATION

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347081319981 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- oceanicinternationalbankplco@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL BANK NIGERIA PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <valibru@w.cn>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:43:44 -0800
Subject: PAYMENT INFORMATION

OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL BANK NIGERIA PLC
CORPORATE OFFICE:PLOT 270 OZUMBA MBADIWE AVENUE
V/ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA.
FROM THE DESK OF:EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC OPERATIONS:-ATTN:MR VALENTINE O.IBRU

Attn: Beneficiary,

I am MR. VALENTINE IBRU the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOREIGN & DOMESTIC OPERATIONS
of Oceanic Bank Nigeria Plc.Lagos-Nigeria.Sometime ago,in our bank your name
and your contract money was brought to our bank from Nigerian Apex
Bank,CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N) and after some period, this money was
taken back to the Federal Government treasury.

For the period of time this money was in our bank, it generated an interest
of US$ 6,550,000(Six Million,Five Hundred & Fifty Thousand United States
Dollars Only),which we are about to pay to you. Note,you should indicate the
payment method you will prefer for your payment,we have Two mode of payment
below through which you can be paid.

(1) Bank-To-Bank Funds Transfer
(2) Diplomatic cash delivery.

We will make your payment as soon as you conclude the payment statutory
obligations.Get back to me with any of the payment options.You need to
hasten up to make sure you receive this Fund because from time to time the
C.B.N auditors do come to our bank to cross-check our files and our
financial update.

The earlier you comply with the demands for the release of your fund,the
faster the action, because the CBN officials wants the accrued interest to
be paid to them but we refused, so when they find out that this interest
fund is still in our bank they will want to call back the money to the
Federal Government treasury.

What we need from you now is any form of your identification for
example;your international passport or your Driver's license, then your
TELEPHONE and FAX NUMBERS for easy communication with your delivery
address.As a matter of fact we don't have enough time to waste since we have
wasted time in contacting our respective customers, so try and comply with
the necessary requirement for your fund release.

Expecting your immediately response.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr Valentine Oboden Ibru
The Executive Director foreign & Domestic operations
OCEANIC BANK NIGERIA PLC
Tele:*+234-708-131-9981(24hrs open)*
Email:oceanicinternationalbankplco@yahoo.co.uk

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