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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. Kuffor Morgan." <kufformorgan51@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: oceanic.oceanicbank.bank68@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:26:29 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Attention: My Dear Good Friend,




 Attention: My Dear Good Friend,
 
I have contacted my secretary to confirm if you have received the compensation
draft cheque of ($8.2 Million United State Dollars. which I issued in your name,
but he told me that he could not send it to you because of the transfer charges.
 
Now I have called my Bank to cancel any payment regards to the draft cheque and then authorized them to transfer the payment into ATM CARD in your name which they did.
As of now be informed that I paid all the charges except the  TRANSFER CHARGE the ATM CARD is going to be in your name, but to reactivate the ATM Card you have to forward your current information as requested below to the Bank then they will activate your ATM and send the ATM CARD and send it to you immediately.
 
Here are the information you have to forward to the bank:1. YOUR FULL NAMES:______
2. Postal ADDRESS:_______
3. PHONE NUMBER:________
4. EMAIL ADDRESS:____
6. SEX & AGE____
7. OCCUPATION:________
8. COPY OD YOUR ID CARD ________
 
Contact them with below information ,
Director, ATM Foreign Operatic on Dept.
Bank Name:Oceanic Bank pl c
ATM Card's department,
Director: Mr. Frank Edward
Phone: + 229 98 612 159
E-mail:(oceanic.oceanicbank.bank68@gmail.com)
 
I HERE BY ISSUED YOU THE CODE OF THEIR CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-0811) SO make sure you INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE ATM CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT. Get back to me once you received the ATM CARD OK.
 
Thanks and God bless you.
Regard
Mr. Kuffor Morgan.
 
 
 
 

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