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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: "MR.KELVIN DESMOND" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.kelvin@qatar.io>
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:37:17 -0700
Subject: Confirm your funds deposit online and call me urgently for further

ROM THE DESK OF MR.KELVIN DESMOND.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF REMITTANCE.
OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC.
EMAIL:mr.kelvindes@qatar.io
Tel :+2348167375676



RE:Confirm your funds deposit online and call me urgently for further
credit to your local account./Very Urgent.

Attention:


With reference to the transfer of your approved funds as directed to Oceanic Inter Bnak Nigeria Plc by the Federal Government of Nigeria, be informed that a telephone online banking account has been open in your name in this bank as the funds beneficiary and the sum of US$10.5Million deposited into the account before we will proceed on transferring the fund to your bank account in your country electronically within 48hours, you are to access your account in our bank here to know your account balance and be sure if it is correct before the transfer into your bank account will take place which you have to reconfirm to our bank your accurate banking details for the final crediting.

All you have to do to check your account balance in our bank is you calling our bank international transfer access phone number which is +1323 638-7914 and listen very well after you have call the number, he will ask you to press 1 to know your balance, then after that, he will ask you to put your 9 digit account number (Account number = 152443322), then after that, he will confirmed your account number for you, then after that, he will ask you to put your 5 digit pin number (Pin = 15244), then after that, you will hear your account balance.

Please make sure you work with the above instruction so that you will get your account balance correctly before further credit to your bank which you can as well transfer electronically by yourself, below is the account information's to use.

Phone Number to call to check your account balance: +1323 638-7914
Your account number to put when requested: 152443322
Your Pin code number to put when requested: 15244

Please call the phone Number as it is given to you above and Listen very carefully after putting in the account number and pin code you will hear your account balance, Note that you can as well make the transfer your self through your telephone there if only you have the transfer Pin Code that will be needed to make the transfer your self.

Do call me after you are through on that so that we will direct you on how the fund can be moved to your own bank account there in your country. My direct telephone number is , please note that we have carried out teh instructions as directed by our customers
the Nigerian Government by lodging your approved sum in your online account to avoid a recall.

I await your urgent call and mail and many thanks for your anticipated co-operation.

Congratulations for your successful transfer after much delays in the past.

Yours sincerely,

Mr.Kelvin Desmond.
Director Of Remittance,Oceanic Bank Inter Plc.

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