419 scam: "OCEANIC BANK PLC" Re: Confirm Your Funds Deposit Online and call me urgently. (Vic)

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
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.
- +2348067651429 (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.
- onlinetelexoceanicbank2010@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "OCEANIC BANK PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <onlinetelexoceanicbank2010@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:46:21 +0100
Subject: Re: Confirm Your Funds Deposit Online and call me urgently. (Vic)

FROM THE DESK OF MR.KELVIN DESMOND.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF REMITTANCE.
OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC.
EMAIL:onlinetelexoceanicbank2010@gmail.com
TELE: +234-8067651429.

*RE:Confirm your funds deposit online and call me urgently for further
credit to your local account./Very Urgent.*

Dear Beneficiary,

With reference to the transfer of your approved funds as directed to
Oceanic Inter Bnak Nigeria Plc by the Federal Government of Nigeria, be
informed that a telephone online banking account has been open in your name
in this bank as the funds beneficiary and the sum of US$10.5Million
deposited into the account before we will proceed on transferring the fund
to your bank account in your country electronically within 48hours, you are
to access your account in our bank here to know your account balance and be
sure if it is correct before the transfer into your bank account will take
place which you have to reconfirm to our bank your accurate banking details
for the final crediting.

All you have to do to check your account balance in our bank is you calling
our bank international transfer access phone number which is: +1323
638-7914 and listen very well after you have call the number, he will ask
you to press 1 to know your balance, then after that, he will ask you to
put your 9 digit account number (Account number = 152443322), then after
that, he will confirmed your account number for you, then after that, he
will ask you to put your 5 digit pin number (Pin = 15244), then after that,
you will hear your account balance.

Please make sure you work with the above instruction so that you will get
your account balance correctly before further credit to your bank which you
can as well transfer electronically by yourself, below is the account
information's to use.

Phone Number to call to check your account balance: +1323 638-7914
Your account number to put when requested: 152443322
Your Pin code number to put when requested: 15244

Please call the phone Number as it is given to you above and Listen very
carefully after putting in the account number and pin code you will hear
your account balance, Note that you can as well make the transfer your self
through your telephone there if only you have the transfer Pin Code that
will be needed to make the transfer your self.

Do call me after you are through on that so that we will direct you on how
the fund can be moved to your own bank account there in your country. My
direct telephone number is +234-8067651429, please note that we have
carried out the instructions as directed by our customers the Nigerian
Government by lodging your approved sum in your online account to avoid a
recall.

I await your urgent call and mail and many thanks for your anticipated
co-operation.

Congratulations for your successful transfer after much delays in the past.

Yours sincerely,

Mr.Kelvin Desmond.
Director Of Remittance,Oceanic Bank Inter Plc.

Direct Tele:234-8067651429.

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