419 scam: "OCEANIC BANK PLC" <info@oceanicbank.org> Hello

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "oceanic_atm_center3@elderscrolls.co.uk" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "OCEANIC BANK PLC" <info@oceanicbank.org>
Reply-To: oceanic_atm_center3@elderscrolls.co.uk
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:49:27 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Hello

OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC...

CONGRATULATION,

The ATM CARD payment center,OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC has been
mandated to issue out an ATM CARD value of {650,000 thousand USD},to
you,which you can use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any
part of the world. You are advised to keep this information confidentially
away from the public to avoid fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT) pending of the
delivery of your ATM CARD to you.
Note that because of impostors,we hereby issued you our CODE OF
CONDUCT,which is (ATM-900) so you have to indicate this when contacting us
by using it as your subject.complete the form below and send it to us for
the
processing of your document and transfer of your ATM CARD to you
CONTACT: oceanic_atm_center3@elderscrolls.co.uk

(SEE BELOW)
CODE OF CONDUCT....
NAME IN FULL.......
AGE........................
SEX........................
MARITIAL STATUS.............
HOME ADDRESS...............
NATIONALITY.................
COUNTRY.....................
OCCUPATION...........
POSITION...............
OFFICE ADDRESS.............
TEL........................
MOBILE......................

DECLARATION....I,Mr/Mrs................do hereby declare that the
information given above,is correct to the best of my knowledge and believe
the same to be true.

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