419 scam: "OCEANIC BANK NOTIFICATION!" <info@oceanicbankplc.com> YOUR PAYMENT OF $950,000.00 USD VIA ATM VISA CASH CARD.

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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: "OCEANIC BANK NOTIFICATION!" <info@oceanicbankplc.com>
Reply-To: <atminterswitchcardcentre@w.cn>
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 16:35:39 -0700
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT OF $950,000.00 USD VIA ATM VISA CASH CARD.

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that your CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND, valued: Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Us Dollars.($950,000.00USD) Have been approved for Release/Payment, You will be receiving your funds through our ATM visa card payment center in OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.

The ATM visa-card payment Center will be sending your ATM visa card Which You Will Use to Withdraw Your Money From Any ATM Machine In Any Part Of The World, but the maximum approved is Six thousand US dollars per day: ($6,000.00 USD) so provide the below information to this following office below:

1. Your full name:
2. Phone and fax number:
3. Address where you would like to receive the atm card:
4. Your age and current occupation:
5. A Copy Of Your int'l passport or a valid I.D card:

Kindly contact this office,
The ATM visa cash card payment center.
Account Officer: ( ALHAJI YUSUF SANI )

kind Regards,

Alhaji Musa Bello
Head Auditor Int'l Credit Settlement
(OCEANIC BANK INT’L PLC)

This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. Internet communications are not secured and therefore the OCEANIC BANK IN'L PLC does not accept any legal responsibility for the contents of this message. If you have received this email in error please notify us immediately. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual e-mail addressed. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.

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