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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 International Bank Plc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oceanicbnk@btinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 04:06:44 +0530
Subject: Re :Your $2,500,000 USD

From the desk of:
DR AMOS ADAMU
International Settlement Dept.
Oceanic international Bank plc
E-MAIL: oceanicbnk@btinternet.com
Re: Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification?
 
                ATTENTION ORDERING BENEFICIARY
 
Your Name And Your Contact Details Was Given To This Office In Respect  Of  Your Total lnherited/Contract Sum  Owed To You Which You Have Failed To Claim Because Of Either Non-Compliance Of Official Processes Or Because Of Your Unbelief Of The Reality Of Your Genuine Payment.
 
We Wish To Bring To You The Solution To This Problem. Right Now We  Have Arranged Your Payment Through Our Swift Card Payment Centers, That Is  The Latest Instruction From Economic Community Of West African States  (ECOWAS) This Card Center Will Send To You An ATM DEBIT Card Which You Will Use To Withdraw Your Money In Any ATM Machine In Any Part Of The World, So If  You Like To Receive Your Fund In This Way, Please Let Us Know By Contacting Us Back And Also Send The Following Information As Listed Below to our E-MAIL: oceanicbnk@btinternet.com
 
1. Full Name
2. Phone And Fax Number
3. Address Were You Want Them To Send The ATM Card To
(P.O Box Not Acceptable)
4. Your Age And Current Occupation
5. Attach Copy Of Your Identification
 
We Have Been Mandated By The ECOWAS Parliament To Issue Out $2.5m usd   in your favour This fiscal year 2010. Also For Your Information, You
Have To Stop Any Further Communication With Any Other Person (S) Or  Office(S) To Avoid Any Hitches In Receiving Your Payment.
Note That Because Of Impostors, We Hereby Issued You Our Code Of  Conduct, Which Is (ATM-202) So You Have To Indicate This Code When Contacting The Card Center By Using It As Your Subject. It will cost you only $250 for shipment of the card to your doorstep.
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AS SOON AS I   CONFIRM THE REQUIRED INFORMATION I WILL DIRECT YOU ON  HOW YOU ARE GOING TO SEND THE REQUIRED FEE FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH OF YOUR  ATM  PAYMENT
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DR AMOS ADAMU
lnternational Settlement Dept.
Oceanic International Bank plc
Phone: +234 806 895 6217
all details  should be forwarded to oceanicbnk@btinternet.com  only.


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