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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • oceanic_greg07@yahoo.fr
  • oceanic.steve@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "oceanic.stev Gazeta.pl" <oceanic.stev@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 15:55:05 +0100
Subject: URGENT TRANSFER


ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

THE MANAGEMENT & BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE OCEANIC BANK PLC, WISH TO NOTIFY
YOU THAT WE HAVE ROUNDED UP ALL NECESSARY CONSULTATIONS WITH THE BANK
EXECUTIVES AS REGARD TO THE CLAIM OF YOUR FUND.

IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO NOTIFY YOU THAT THE EXECUTIVES OF THE BANK HAVE
APPROVED YOUR FUND,WHICH AMOUNT TO US$2.5,000,000:00(TWO MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) BUT HAVE NOT GRANTED US AN
ALLOCATION FOR THE REMITTANCE OF THE INHERITANCE FUNDS. THE EXECUTIVES OF
THE BANK MADE IT MANDATORY THAT YOU MUST FILLOUT THE APPLICATION FORM WHICH
WILL BEEN GIVING TO YOU BY THE BANK, AND PRESENT THE REQUIREMENTS AS
STIPULATED IN THE BANK APPLICATION FORM TO ENABLE US PROCESS THE NECESSARY
TRANSFER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO YOUR FUND AND FOR IMMEDIATE WIRING OF YOUR
FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

YOU ARE TO STATE THIS FOLLOWING TO US SO WE CAN TRANSFER YOUR MONEY TO YOUR
ACCOUNT WHICH YOU WILL FILL OUT IN THE APPLICATION FORM GIVING TO YOU BY THE
BANK AND TRANSFER YOUR FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH 72 BANKING HOURS.

FINALLY, WITH THE LEGAL DOCUMENT WE CONFIRM FROM YOUR REPRESENTATIVE,WE CAN
TRANSFER YOUR FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

ANTICIPATING YOUR IMMEDIATE COMPLIANCE WITH OUR OBLIGATION TO ENABLE US
SERVE YOU BETTER.

NOTE: THAT THE TRANSFER CHARGE OF YOUR FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT
IS FREE AND HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE AUTHOURITY OF HIS EXCELLENCY,ALL YOU
NEED TO DO IS TO OBTAIN AN *I.F.C.P.CERTIFICATE TO AVIOD ANY ILLICT ACTIVITY
FROM THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF).

SIGNED,YOURS FAIYHFULLY,
MR GREG EMMANUEL.
CC:OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC
REPLY TO ;OCEANIC_GREG07@YAHOO.FR or oceanic.steve@yahoo.com

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