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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: "OCEAN BNK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oceanicatmdept@rocketmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 16:26:40 -0500
Subject: FROM: OCEANIC BANK

FROM: OCEANIC BANK
FUND PAYMENT CENTRE
ATM CASH CARD DEPARTMENT
56 KUDIRAT ABIOLA WAY IKEJA
LAGOS NIGERIA


Attn: Sir/Madam

I hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you your overdue inheritance/contract
fund which you could not complete the process of the released of your transfer pin code through the Digital
Payment System (DPS).

We have decided to pay your funds without any hesitation but through (ATM Master Express Credit Card)
this arrangement was initiated /constituted by the World Bank, IMF, and Nigerian Government due to the
fraudulent activities going on within the Banks in Nigeria, the entire African Region and European Region.
The World Bank and IMF introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our inheritance/contractors
beneficiary to receive their fund without any interference. The ATM Master Express Credit Card was
contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE AND INTER-SWITCH. Reconfirm the following
information to us for Security reason and to enable us carryout this transaction in full.

1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) YOUR CURRENT RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3) YOUR DIRECT CELL/TELEPHONE NUMBER
4) YOUR PRESENT COUNTRY
5) YOUR OCCUPATION
6) YOUR NEXT OF KIN

Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund US$10.5Million into the Master Express
Credit Card and send a scan copy of the card to you before we will proceed to dispatch the card
directly to your nominated home address so you absolutely have nothing to worry about all we need is
your Prompt Response and Co-operation so we will have a successful Transaction.

We also operate a GSM Mobile Banking System in which you can use your Blackberry phone to transfer
your fund into your local bank in your country you can also pay your bills through your mobile phone
account system.
If you are interested on this mobile payment please indicate in your response we will give you more
information’s about this.

BEST REGARDS,
MRS. VIVIAN IKWO
DIRECTOR
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT, OCEANIC BANK PLC

The Information Contained In This Message Is Confidential And Meant Only For The Above Recipient.
It May Therefore Only Be Read, Copied And Used By The Intended Recipient(S), And Must Not Under
Any Circumstance Be Re-Transmitted In An Amended Form Without the consent of Oceanic Bank Plc. If
You Have Received This E-Mail In Error, Please Contact Us And Or The Sender Immediately By Return
E-Mail Or By Above Telephone. And Do Not Disclose Its Contents to Any Other Person

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