419 scam: "Oceanic Bank Plc"<atm.dept@oceanicbanknigeria.com> CANCELLATION LETTER.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
- "abuja" (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.
- +2348134756573
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- atm.dept@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Oceanic Bank Plc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <contact.atm.dept24@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 21:41:11 +0100
Subject: CANCELLATION LETTER.

Office of the Director of Operation

ATM Payment Center Oceanic Bank Plc

Head Office, Herbert Macaulay Way,

Wuse Zone 6, Abuja FCT.

Tel: +234 813 475 6573;

Fax: +234 0 176 4 3741

E-mail: atm.dept@consultant.com

24 hours banking service. Please consider the time difference in Nigeria if contacting us from overseas.

Dear Customer,

The Management and the Board of trustee of Oceanic Bank Intl Plc, wish to inform you officially that your ATM Card with us were short listed among the three (3) transactions that would face cancellation on the 29th June 2011.

This is to report to you that our bank have received a correspondence from the Federal High Court as cancellation notice for your ATM Card worth of US$2.5Million to be deleted from foreign payment file. We have waited long time enough for you to fulfill the required obligations and claim your ATM Card like other beneficiaries but nothing comes up from you.

The Management of this bank held an urgent meeting in my office today regards to the delays on your transaction, and they have asked my office to submit all the paper works and files containing your funds. However, I refused and asked the board members to give me from now until next week so that I would consult you personally to know your mind concerning the funds.

Furthermore, you are advice to reply to this email after reading, and feel free to tell us why you abandoned such huge amount here. Let us know if you are no longer interested on this transaction. If you still have the interest of receiving your ATM Card, you should kindly show the bank your interest by reconfirming your informations below for us to retrieve your payment documents from the High Court and proceed on the delivery.

1). Your Full Names:

2). Phone and Fax Number:

3). Address where you desire to receive the ATM CARD (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTED)

4). Your age and current occupation:

The above-mentioned information will officially help for my confirmation of your previous information on our database. This is also to be sure you are the legitimate owner of this ATM CARD.

I am looking forward to your positive cooperation.

Best regard.

Elder Okoro Simpson

Director ATM Swift Card Center

Oceanic Bank Nigeria Plc

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