419 scam: "Rev. Dr.Sallami Lamido"<governorc@rocketmail.com> SUBJECT: TO INHERITANCE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF $8.5MILLION DOLLARS

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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:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348037673067 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev. Dr.Sallami Lamido" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sallamido@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:00:54 -0700
Subject: SUBJECT: TO INHERITANCE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF $8.5MILLION DOLLARS

OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC.
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS- NIGERIA.
Our Ref: OBIP/FOHG/OXD1/2010
2ND SEPTEMBER. 2010

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

SUBJECT: TO INHERITANCE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF $8.5MILLION DOLLARS

This letter is written to you in order to change your life from today. I am Rev. Dr.Sallami Lamido the new MD/CEO, international remittance department of Oceanic Bank International Plc,and all power has been vested on me to make all international payment.Furthermore due to allegations of corrupt practices against other Nigeria Banks, the Federal Government of Nigeria has appointed this bank to effect all foreign overdue payment.

Be informed that the Federal Government have Approved the release of $8.5M which have been in this bank for many years UNCLAIMED.The former boss of oceanic bank in collabration with the Governor of Central Bank Of Nigeria have refuse to tell you the truth on how to claim your fund, this is because they has been using the interest accumulated from your fund every year to enrich themselves without your knowledge. I want to help you PULL OUT this fund to your Bank account today using the easiest and quickest method which have not been known to you before.

By this method a Domiciliary Account will be opened for you. A domiciliary account is a secure account which we will open for you in our Bank and Credit your payment of $8.5M for further credit into your account, the essence of this Domiciliary account is to secure and protect your payment from being diverted by fraudulent people or making payment to a foreign account which do not belong to you, the greatest advantage is that you can instruct us to credit your nominated account bit by bit with small amount thereby saving yourself from the emberrasment of Financial Authority in your country who monitor large transfer due to current trend of terrorist. Another beauty of the domiciliary account is that you can retain the balance left in your account in our Bank and can also instruct us to pay out money to any bank of your choice in the world, or issue you an ATM Card which you can use in any part of the world when in a business trip.

I hope you now understand the advantages of a Domiciliary account and why you need this account to receive your payment of $8.5M now in our Bank. You are advice to forward as a matter of urgent your direct telephone / Fax number,Your bank account data for transfer and your contact address as we have started the process of opening the account for you. All that is require of you is to Activate the newly opened Domiciliary Account in line with Provisions of Section 2 Sub Section (2b) of Banks and Financial Act of 2004 which state that all Non Resident Account otherwise known as Domiciliary must be activated to make the account operational, while Sub Section (4b) do NOT permit any Bank official from making deduction from the payment to be deposited in the domiciliary account, which is $8.5M in your own case.

NOTE: YOU MUST ACCEPT/ABIDE TO ALL INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO YOU ON THIS MESSAGE BEFORE RESPONDING BACK.

Call me on so that I will give you more details about this as all is working for your own good.

Forward your direct phone number immediately and your banking data for onward transfer.

Yours faithfully
Rev. Dr.Sallami Lamido
GMD/CEO International Remittance.
Oceanic Bank Plc.+2348037673067

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