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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:37:26 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?ATTENTION:_BENEFICIARY/HONORABLE_CONTRACTOR?=



INTERNATIONAL MONITARY FUND
External Review Committee on
Debt Statistics And fund audit
Balance Debt IMF-World Bank
Collaboration

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY/HONORABLE CONTRACTOR,

We wish to inform you that your over due payment has be scheduled to pay to you through our certified ATM Card which you will be only required you to proceed to any ATM Cash Point to withdraw $20,000 perday till your complete payment fund are completed.This development was as result of new payment policy revolution of 2008 carry out by the World Financial Body in collaboration with World Bank Audit unit and United Nations Policy maker unit under world bank new year payment constitution.

This effort is to help the international monetary fund restrict and monitor every international transaction to avoid money laundering activities and will help us to fight against fraudulent activities from scam experts.

Furthermore you are advice to reconfirm you billing address, you are to fill the bellow information to enable this office carry on to pay your over due contract payment:


(1)FullName..
(2)Contact:Home or Office-Address..
(3)Phone...And Fax#..
(4)Your age and current occupation...

To the Euro Finance Investment Bank affilated to Oceanic Bank Nigeria plc.for the issuance of your certified ATM Card,the contact information is as follows:

CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL: monitounitedepartment@yahoo.com
Telephone :+2348057080253
OCEANIC BANK LAGOS, REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
72TAIFA,EXCHANGE BUILDINGS LAGOS, EC3V3LF


NB note that you can only withdraw just $20,000.00 per day till your fund is completed. you are to reply immediately with the necessary information required from you so that we can commence on the proceeding of your ATM CARD. Once again we apologize to you on behalf Of the I.M.F (The International Monetary Fund)for the failure to pay your funds in time, which according to our records in the system it have been long overdue.

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-008) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

Yours Sincerely,


Mr. Adams Cole
DIRECTOR,ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT

OCEANIC BANK Of NIGERIA P L C.





Manageing Director Information Deptarment,
OCEANIC BANK Of Nigeria P L C.





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