419 scam: "Zenith Bank Plc."<isi@bigplanet.com> Verify Your Contract File!

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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
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.
- 2347033909645

Fraud email example:

From: "Zenith Bank Plc." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <e-unitrbltd@accountant.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:21:12 +0700
Subject: Verify Your Contract File!

Zenith Bank Ltd
RE:YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
From:MR GOODWIN EMEFIELE.
Remittance Manager
Zenith Bank Of Nigeria,
E-mail:accountsdept@e-untrbltd.com
Tel: 234-7033909645

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract 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 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.

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 through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER in Europe, America,Africa and Asia Pacific, which is the instruction given to us by Federal Government of Nigeria.

This card center will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum is (US$15,000.00)per transaction. And the total amount that is in the card is US$13million.

if you like to receive your fund this way,reply to this office for the issuing of your (ATM)CARD.

(1) Your Full Name
(2) Address where you want the payment center to send your ATM CARD.
(3) Phone And Fax Number

We shall be expecting to receive your information,you have to stop any further communication with every individual or office apart from this office. Do not hesitate to contact me for further inquiry and clarifications.

Thanks for your co-operation.
Best Regards,
MR GOODWIN EMEFIELE.
Remittance Manager
Zenith Bank Of Nigeria
E-mail:accountsdept@e-untrbltd.com
Tel: 234-7033909645

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