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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 <officeone---393746@att.net>
Reply-To: internationinter.2@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 08:36:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: OCEANIC BANK INT'L PLC REPUBLIC OF BENIN.




 





































OCEANIC BANK INT'L PLC REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
AVENUE STERMETZ RUE
1255 COTONOU BENIN.
 Tel/fax: +229- 9809-1364.  Email: internationinter.2@gmail.com

Attn:
Beneficiary Customer,

This is to bring to your notice that the Federal
Ministry of Finance, in respect with the provision act of decree 114 of the 1999
constitution, that arrangement has been concluded to effect your payment as soon
as possible and in our bid to transparency.

We wish to inform you that
your ATM Credit Card Number; (4336468976456354) have been approved in your
favour. Your Personal Identification Number is 2120. The ATM Credit Card Value
is (US$1,500,000.00). You are advised that a maximum withdrawal value of
$2,500.00 USD is permitted you to withdraw per Day and we are doing Inter-Switch
and you can make withdrawal in any Inter Switch location and ATM Centre of your
choice.

Therefore you are advised to pay the delivery charges of $89.00
only. As soon as we confirm it, we shall immediately dispatch your ATM Card
Package and email you with the Deliverying Tracking Numbers so you can be able
to pick the ATM Card Package at your home address. Please be informed that the
ATM Card and the Pin-Code would be enclosed in the envelope and you can make
withdrawals from the moment you receive the package.

You are advised to
make the payment of $89.00 available to this office using Western Union Money
Transfer with this information:

1. Receiver Name :______ Sunday Onyibor
2. Location:________ Republicof Benin.

City :________ Cotonou

3.
Question:_______Month.
4. Answer:________March.
5. Amonut:_______US$89.00.

6. MTCN:_______
Sender name:_______


As soon as you make the payment send me email with the
Western Union Payment information so that we can proceed to dispatching your
package without wasting time.

Furthermore, reconfirm the following
informations to avoid wrong delivery:

1. Your full names:_________
2.
Your contact address:_____
3. Your phone numbers:____
4. Your
age:_____
5. Your nationality:_____

Be rest assured that once you send
the $89.00 your ATM Card will be delivered to you within 24hours. I promise and
assuring you that. Now go ahead and send the money so that we will register your
package once we receive the fee. I wish you good luck.
Yours in
service,

Dr. Nelson Akabike.
Director Atm Credit Payment
dept.
Oceanic Bank Benin Republic.
Tel: +229- 9809-1364
Email: internationinter.2@gmail.com

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