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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: "Rev david" <franklin.james48@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: oceanicbankplc@yandex.com
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 07:52:07 -0400 (AMT)
Subject: Hello: Beneficiary,
contact Rev David for your approved $10.8M U.S.D E-mail:
oceanicbankplc@yandex.com


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>From Federal Ministry of Finance
My names are Mrs. Shallot Martin
General Secretary F.M.F.S
Date/ 12/30/2013

Hello: Beneficiary, contact Rev David for your approved $10.8M U.S.D
E-mail: oceanicbankplc@yandex.com


Good day to you this is to bring to your knowledge our discovery of funds
worth $10.8M U.S.D deposited by THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL WHICH WAS
HANDED OVER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THIS COUNTRY, Mrs. Martin Shallot) is the
one deposited your fund in Oceanic Bank, with GRANTS DEPARTMENT over (2)
three Months ago for you to invest in any profitable field in your country
and till date you have not come forward to claim or transfer your funds we
need your confirmation to transfer the funds into your home account.

We discovered that in the initial fund transfer there was a mistake in the
destination and it got to our branch in your name instead of your Country
and since then we have been searching for the original owner until we got
your new email address. Please confirm the information below for
correction or mistaken identity.

Finally send an identification of yourself to the Oceanic Bank for further
verification and transfer of your fund


Your Full Name:
Your Country / State
Your Address:
Your Direct Telephone Number:
Your Sex: Occupation: Age:



The Bank said that they don't need your bank details or any other details
than the one requested or mentioned above because the Oceanic Bank are
setting up an on-line account for you to be able to wire your funds into
your account remotely from any location in the world because your old
account is dormant.

Contact Rev. David Jonathan with this bellow Information:
Person to contact Rev. David Jonathan)
Email oceanicbankplc@yandex.com
Phone +229-976-128-29


Your urgent contact and response to the Bank is needed for them to proceed
with the authorization of your transfer. NOTE: We have received mails and
calls from people claiming that they are the beneficiaries of the said
funds one even said you authorized him to claim the funds on your behalf.

I want you to know that these funds will soon be made available to other
organization due to the Global recession if we don't have a detailed
confirmation of your authorization to transfer the said funds.

Thanks for your cooperation.
Federal Ministry of Finance Secretary
Mrs. Shallot Martin
(F.M.F) (G.S) General Secretary

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