419 scam: "Rev. Mac Johnson" <cindy@dkgrand.com> ATM ISSUING DEPARTMENT OCEANIC BANK PLC O F NIGERIA

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev. Mac Johnson" <cindy@dkgrand.com>
Reply-To: <smith_005@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:36:58 -0700
Subject: ATM ISSUING DEPARTMENT OCEANIC BANK PLC O F NIGERIA

Attention:

I am Rev. Mac Johnson, Commissioner of Contract Payment 2010 Budget and Planning, Federal Republic Of Nigeria, I have been assigned to take up the matter of your contract payment in my office here as your payment file got to me a few days ago, and I assure you now that as you are getting in contact with me you will receive your fund (contract payment) in an ATM CARD mode of Payment without you spending any money to the bank but will only spend the shipment fee of the card which will be very affordable, and the ATM CARD will be prepared and programmed by OCEANIC BANK PLC

Your fund will be paid to you in an ATM CARD and it will be programmed by OCEANIC BANK PLC and will be made out in your name and will be shipped to your address for proper withdrawal, uses and transfer by you in your Country.

Why you have to receive this fund in an ATM CARD is because if it is done by wire transfer the Fund Monitoring Unit will put a stop on it, i am even sure they may have done it to you ones.
So you are advised to get to me with the below information in other to start up your Swift ATM CARD payment process by OCEANIC BANK PLC .

The information needed is:

Your Full Name
Your Address
Your Phone Number
Your Contract Amount.

As soon as you get back to me with this needed information just count your self lucky that you have received your fund.

I await your email on this matter

Regards

Rev. Mac Johnson

Snr Manager

Commissioner of Contract Payment Budget and Planning
ATM ISSUING DEPARTMENT

OCEANIC BANK PLC O F NIGERIA

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