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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "charles c. soludo" (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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +2348062812106 (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.
  • atmcard_oceanicpayment@ubbi.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: James Morris FMCN <james_morris_fmcn15@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <atmcard_oceanicpayment@ubbi.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 17:59:34 +0000
Subject: "Notification" For Urgent Attention---Reply



ATM CREDITING & REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OCEANIC BANK PLC!












>From the desk of:-Mrs. Florence Ige & Alahaji H Ibrahim.Director & Assistant of oceanic bank plc,ATM Crediting & Remittance Department. 6 / 12 / 2007 ATTN:Beneficiary,
I am Mrs. Florence Ige & my Assistant Alahaji H Ibrahim GCFR, Managing director of Oceanic international card Payment System Committee of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This Is to Officially Inform You beneficiaries & contractors that are owned millions of dollars/pounds sterling over a period of twenty years up-to this date. After our meeting deliberations with the United & Bank Dignitaries and the G8 summit held recently, the Presidency & Federal House of Senate and some to government officials have decided to rid our economy of enormous debt burden to enhance more International business relationship between my Government and the International Community. This resulted of pressure mounted on The Newly Elected Government of Nigeria who was sworn in on the 29th May 2007 headed by His Excellency Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and the Executive council has decided as a matter of urgency to pay you off with US$1.5 M. We hereby directed by our intelligent monitory unit to stop any further dealings With Impostors And Non- Recommended Officials In The Bank because it came to our knowledge you have been in-contact with them.

Such Acts Must Stop for Security Reasons before you shall be receiving your payment. with outstanding records files brought to our department you were among the list of major contractors/beneficiaries who have unfinished payments & who was extorted money from illegally by Non-recommended Officers (black sheep of this country) We was instructed by the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) & Senate Committee of the international affairs to submit the files of all affected contractors for proper verification before passing out for the declaring the approvals letter & clearance certificate at your favor to the International Card Payment System Committee to Dispatch Of 2 ATM CARDS with the sum of $1.5M which you will make a withdrawal of $75,000.00 per day in any ATM Machine In Any Part Of The World. We shall immediate apply for your approvals letter & clearance certificate in receiving of your responds without below required information’s for the upgrading and approvals & Clearance for your payment. 1. YOUR NAME:..........................................................2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:...................................................3. YOUR COUNTRY: .......................................................4 YOUR TELEPHONE........................................................5.FAX...................................................................6. AGE ................................................................. 7. SEX :................................................................8. YOUR OCCUPATION:.....................................................
We are working in collaboration with the following institutions; U.S Postal Inspection Service / United States Secret Service / Federal Bureau of Investigation / National White Collar Crime Center / Metropolitan Police London. With the resent development reports towards the investigation of Non-recommended officer extorting money illegally we wish to list their names for you to stop any further correspondence. The names of the Touts that have been arrested are as follows:

1) Mr. A David2) Prof Charles C. Soludo3) Mr. Adams 4) Mr. Bartholomew Ebong5) Bob Michael6) Barrister Bello Williams 7) Mr. Duke Adams 8) James E Senate9) Mr. Mack senior officer senate.10).David Obikwu from remittent dept Union bankDeputy Governor - Policy / Board Member 11) Mr. Tunde Lemo Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member 12) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia 13) Fake M brain smithDeputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board In advice you beneficiaries/contractors not to be the architect of your misfortune’s

NOTE: On page 71 paragraphs 5 sub section 1-4 of the Nigeria Financial Law Constitution, contractors & beneficiaries are not suppose to pay thousands of dollars for know risk of due. We are instructed not to charges you for anything for the processing of your payment in our bank department. In notification, you only have to procure the delivering sector as stipulated in the Financial Law book 2007 Constitution. Note: that this letter is an evidence of notification of payment to your name and after 10 days of this letter counting from the date of dispatch without hearing from you, I shall declare your inheritance sum. A Federal Government fund and subsequently convert it into the Government coffers. This decision is binding in accordance with Article 356 Act of the laws establishing this supreme office.


Mrs. Florence Ige & Alahaji H Ibrahim.Director & Assistant of oceanic bank plc,ATM Crediting & Remittance Department.Please Call For Information +234-80-6281-2106
Email: info@ubremittantdept-nig.com
atmcard_oceanicpayment@ubbi.com
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