Oceanic Bank ATM Funds eMail Scam

You may have received the email below. If so you unfortunately your ATM card is not going to be funded by Oceanic Bank, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Following is the text of the scam email:

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From: atmcardofficex21@peoplepc.com [mailto:atmcardofficex21@peoplepc.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 6:32 AM
To: atmcardofficex21@peoplepc.com
Subject: Compliment of the Season,Your ATM CARD Fund Update..

Attn: Sir/Madam,

This Is To Officially Inform You about our recent agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria to handle all their foriegn contract payments. Based on this development We Have Verified Your Contract/Inheritance File And Discovered Reasons Why You Are Yet To Receive Your Payment. It Is Because Of Irregularities And Complications Discovered On Your Payment File By Our Technical Experts In Respect To Your Contract /Inheritance Payment Requirements Which Have Just Been
Duly Rectified.

However, We Have Been Informed by our intelligent monitory unit to stop any further dealings With Impostors And Non Recommended Officials In The Bank. Such
Acts Must Stop For Security Reasons . If You Wish To receive Your Payment in time and accordingly,Since We Have Decided To Bring A Solution To Your Problem, Right Now We Have Arranged Your Payment Through Our ATM Swift Card Payment Center Of OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA P L C. That Is The Latest Instruction By Our President Alhaji Musa Umar Yar-Adua (GCFR) Federal Republic Of Nigeria through the Minister of Finance Shamsuddeen Usman. Below Is The Arrangements ;...

The Swift card Center Will Send You An Atm Card Which You Will Use To
Withdrew Your Money From Any ATM Machine In Any Part Of The World, But
The Maximum Is (Sixty Thousand Dollars $60.000.00) Per Day, So If You Like To Receive Your Fund This Way Please Do Let Us Know By Contacting The ATM Card
Payment Center Of OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA P L C

1) Address Where You Want Them To Send The Card Through Diplomatic Courier
Service (P.O box Not Accepted)
2) Your Full Name And Total Amount You Are Expecting.
Instead Of Losing Your Fund .
3) Your direct telephone and fax number for easy communication

Please Indicate To The Card Center The Total Sum You Are Expecting And
For Your Information You Have To Stop Any Further Communication With
Any Institution Or Office Until You Receive The Atm Card.

Note: Because of Impostors, We Hereby Issue You Our Code of Conduct Tag
Number Which Is (212) So You Must Have To Indicate This Code When
Contacting The Card Center.

We Await Your Urgent Response.

Best Regards
Rev,Dan Willimas Eke
Director Atm Card Deptarment,
OCEANIC BANK Of Nigeria P L C.
Tel: 234-8025662415
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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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