419 scam: "zenith bank plc"<atmdepartment@zenithbankplc.com> PAYMENT NOTIFICATIONis overschreden!!!D$3,500PŒë¸"

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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:

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:
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (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 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.
- thertessyz@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "zenith bank plc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tessyofzenithbkplc@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:07:15 +0200
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

Head Office Plot 84, Ajose Adeogun Street
Victoria Island Lagos, Nigeria.
FROM: MRS. THERESA OKOCHA
MANAGER OF THE BANK, ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA.
Email Address: thertessyz@aol.com

RE:YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
Mrs. Theresa Okocha
Remittance Department
Zenith Bank Of Nigeria.

ATTENTION:
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract / inheritance file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contract /inheritance payment.

Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediately.

After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we have arranged your payment of TEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($10,000,000.00) through our ATM CARD (AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE) which shall be deliver to your door step ,which is the instruction given by our president, GOODLUCK JONATHAN (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria.

These include cash and frozen assess to compensate those who have been attempted or victims of fraud by some imposters/fraudsters in Nigeria,
This card centre will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world.
However, every other things has been put in place for safe delivery of you ATM CARD to your Door step.

So, if you like to receive your fund this way, you are advice to get back to me with the following information below to enable me get back to you quickly with full details on how to receive your card.

(1) Your Full Name
(2) Address where you want the payment centre to send your ATM CARD.
(3) Phone And Fax Number
We shall be expecting to receive your information you have stop any further communication with anybody or office.

On this regards, do not hesitate to contact me with the above mentioned information.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Best Regards,

Mrs. Theresa Okocha
Remittance Department
Zenith Bank Of Nigeria.

Note: Because of impostors, we hereby issue you with our code of conduct, which is (zb) so you have to indicate this code when contacting this
CARD CENTRE

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