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Monday, January 12, 2009

Oceanic Bank Scheme - Featuring Okoro Simpson

Last year we reported on a new ATM scheme that is bilking previous scam victims out of money. Your truly went undercover in an effort to see how the scam works. Here now is correspondence that took place.

12/28/08
ATM International credit Settlement
Office Of The Director Of Operation
Office Of The Presidency

Concentration Moral Receiver,


This is to officially notify you that we have demonstrated your contract inheritance file and found out that why you have not acknowledged your payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your contract/inheritance payment. Secondly, we have been knowledgeable that you are still dealing with the none officials in the bank, all your attempt to secure the release of the fund to you. we wish to counsel you that such an illegal act like this have to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have determined to bring a solution to your problem. right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center asia pacific, that is the latest instruction from mr. president,umaru musa yar'adua (gcfr) president federal republic of Nigeria And Federal Ministry Of Finance. This card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world,but the maximum is one thousand five hundred dollars per day, so if you like to recieve your fund this way please let us know by contacting the card payment center and also send the following information to him in order to proceed immediately:
1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. address were you want them to sendthe ATM card to(p.o box not acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation
5. Acopy of your identification

Nevertheless, kindly find below the contact person: Mr Okoro Simpsondirector, of ATM payment department email:atm.paymentcode128@googlemail.com The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out ($8,300,000.00) as part payment for this fiscal year 2008. also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your atm payment. for oral discussion, i can be reached on or email me back as soon as you receive this important message for further direction and also update me on any development from the above mentioned office.note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-128) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject.
Best Regards,
Dr Fiama Diggra Mshelia
Chief Auditor To The President
Federal Republic Of Nigeria

I assumed a cover name, wrote back, and received the following on 12/23/08:

FROM THE DESK OF MR. OKORO SIMPSON,DIRECTOR ATM SWIFT CARD CENTRE.OCEANIC BANK NIGERIA PLC

Tele:+234-80-383-749-91Reference code Number:(128)

Attention: Accolade of the day I acknowledged your email in my office according to your e-mail I furnish you all my full assurance that you are going to received your ATM card without anything stopping it. Subsequent the approval and Remit instruction received by the various approval ministry, I the DIRECTOR, OF ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT also received from the Federal Ministry Of Finance (FMF) to credit your account by ATM CARD without supplementary delay. However, we have gone through the file carefully and ascertain it to be correct; hence we will be starting the programming of your card ASAP. In regards to this email, We wish to let you know that we have three cards: EazyCard, MasterCard, ValuCard, This card will be issued to you and it will be delivered to you through a courier Company as soon as we receive your email. nevertheless, You have to choose one of the card's and get back to us instantly and we shall advice you on what next to do to enable us proceed with the delivery and issue the card out with your information. Mastercard, EazyCard, ValuCard
benevolently get back to us as soon as you receive this email and let us know the one you wish to receive so that we can proceed immediately and advice you on what to do.

Best Regards

MR. OKORO SIMPSON,

DIRECTOR ATM SWIFT CARD CENTRE

OCEANIC BANK NIGERIA PLC.

I wrote back indicating that I wanted a Value Card (Whatever that is) and received this email.


12/29/08
This is to notify you that your e-mail was successfully welcome in my office; I want to let you know that your ATM VALUE CARD is going to be deliverer to your doorstep as soon as possible.

I want to inform you that you can withdraw your money with your ATM card pin code number from any bank of your choice in your country and in the world and the ATM CARD is on process and will be upgraded with the sum of US$8.3 Million Only.

And this is to notify you that your full contact information has been received and acknowledged.
As a matter of urgency; you are required to choose one of the three listed below courier Service Company whom you wish to receive your ATM CARD through them.

There are some certificate that would be sent to you. But you don't have to pay any fee for them. These certificates and a scan copy of your ATM CARD would be sent to you as soon as you choose the courier services that you want.


DHL REQUIREMENTS FOR DELIVERY

Delivery charges: $300
Insurance fee on the card: $200
Vat & Tax charges: $150
Airport Duty Stamp: $100
Total: $750

Note: This is a service that would take 9 hours for delivery any where around the world.

FEDEX REQUIREMENTS FOR DELIVERY

Delivery charges: $250
Insurance fee on the card: $200
Vat & Tax charges: $150
Airport Duty Stamp: $50
Total: $650

This is a service that would take 24 hours for delivery any where around the world.


DELIVERY PLUS LIMITED

Delivery charges: $200
Insurance fee on the card: $150
Vat & Tax charges: $100
Airport Duty Stamp: $50
Total: $500

This is a service that would take 2 working days for delivery any where around the world.

These are the fee required for the delivery of your ATM CARD from the agent around the Bank premises. You have to inform me the one you will like to receive your ATM card through it, so that we can proceed on how to delivery your ATM card to you.

I wait to hear from you

Best Regards

MR. OKORO SIMPSON,
DIRECTOR ATM SWIFT CARD CENTRE
OCEANIC BANK NIGERIA PLC.


While still wondering where this is going, Mr. Simpson sent this email:
12/31/08
This is to inform you that your ATM VALUE CARD is now ready and will be delivered to your doorstep any moment from now.

We want to inform you that you can withdraw your money with your ATM card pin code number from any bank of your choice in your country, without you verifying your ATM VALUE CARD pin code number you are not going to be allow to withdraw your money from the bank, As you are reading you will see your ATM card number.

And this is to notify you that your full contact information has been received and acknowledged.

However, with respect to the provision Section 17 of decree 114 of the 1999 constitution, I hereby informing you that your payment verification and confirmations is 'OK'. Therefore, we are happy to inform you that arrangements has perfectly been concluded to effect your payment as soon as possible in our bid to be transparent inline with programmer of the present administration of Umaru Musa Yar'adua, Mr. President and Commander in chief Of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in his crusade against corruption in Nigeria.

However, it is the pleasure of this office to inform you that your ATM CARD Number; 5428 0500 1100 4432 has been approved and upgraded in your favor. Meanwhile, your Secret Pin Number is 6312. The ATM Card Value is US$8.3 Million Only. You are advised that a maximum withdrawal value of US$1,500.00 is permitted daily. And we are duly inter-switched and you can make withdrawal in any location of the ATM Center of your choice/nearest to you.

however, attached is your ATM CARD processed in your name and favor and as a matter of urgency; you are required to pay for the delivery fee of your ATM card which is ($1150), you have to send the money through western union money transfer with the below information.

Name of the receiver:Onyedirim Kenneth E
Text Question: To who
Answer: kenneth. E
Address of the Receiver: Lagos State , Nigeria
Total Amount $1150 Dollars


I attached a copy of your ATM CARD. And also a copy of the approval payment from the Ministry of Finance.

Note that you are to send the MTCN number to this office and be informed that delivery will be made to your address by FEDEX COURIER SERVICE COMPANY LIMITED within 9 hours of our confirmation of this payment. Be aware that the delivery fee receipt will be attached to your payment delivery documents to avoid being delayed by the customs. And be informed that your valid I.D card must be presented to the dispatchers before release will be done to you to avoid wrong delivery.

Best Regards

MR. OKORO SIMPSON,
DIRECTOR ATM SWIFT CARD CENTRE
OCEANIC BANK NIGERIA PLC.

Here is the payment information again which you will use and make the payment through western union money transfer with the below information.

Name of the receiver: Onyedirim Kenneth E

Text Question: To whom

Answer: Kenneth. E

Address of the Receiver: Lagos State, Nigeria
Total Amount $1150 Dollars
I wait to hear from you
Best Regards,
MR. OKORO SIMPSON,
DIRECTOR ATM SWIFT CARD CENTRE
OCEANIC BANK NIGERIA PLC.



This pathetic scam is beyond pitiful. There is no way that anyone from Nigeria would allow a total stranger the ability to have a "ATM card" linked to a 7 million dollar account. The ruse of sending money for a facticious card is the heart of the entire scam. I did however succeed in revealing a possible name for a scam artist. Note that Onyedirim Kenneth E could be a real name.

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