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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 Atm Payment" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.rexmartin@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 01:51:38 -0700
Subject: Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card

FROM THE DESK OF MRS CECILIA IBRU
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT,
OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card

Attn: Beneficiary,


We hereby officially notify you about the present arrangement to pay you your over due contract/inheritance funds which you did not complete the process of the released of your transfer pin

code through the Digitalized Payment System. We have decided to pay your funds through (ATM Master Express Credit Card). This arrangement was constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club,

due to fraudulent activities going on within the African Region.

The World Bank and Paris Club introduce this payment arrangement as to enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their funds without any interference. The ATM Master Express

Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.

Reconfirm the following information to us for security reasons:

1) YOUR FULL NAMES

Upon the receipt of this information we are going to credit your funds into the Master Express Credit Card and send a scanned copy of the card to you before we will proceed to dispatch the card

directly to your nominated mailing address. You absolutely have nothing to worry about as all we need is your prompt response and co-operation.

Contact the ATM CARD department

Mr Rex Martin
Email to contact: mr.rexmartin@gmail.com

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

MRS CECILIA IBRU.
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT,
OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL
LAGOS-NIGERIA.


CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUNDS
CC: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD].
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA.

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