419 scam: "ZENITH BANK PLC"<test> CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- zenithbanknigeriaplc284@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ZENITH BANK PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <zenithbanknigeriaplc284@yahoo.es>
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2013 23:27:20 +0100
Subject: CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY

>From the Desk of
Mrs,Florence Bamidele.

Attn:Beneficiary.

We received an instruction from the presidency to transfer the sum of compensation payment of $150,000,00 (One Hundred And Fifty Thousand United State Dollars) into your account which we are on the process to transfer the above amount to your account in your bank and forward to you the transfer information so that you can start withdrawing your fund in your country to avoid any problem.But we are surprise this morning when we are about to start processing and received another email from Ms Diane L. Mcallister whom claim to be your representative and forward to us the following account information for us to transfer the fund into her account.

The account which she forward to us as follow.

HSBC Bank Brasil S.A
Predio Palacio Avenida
Travessa Oliviera Belo
11b-5* andar, Centro Brazil
Diane L. Mcallister
Account# 003767127294
Routing # 063100277
65 Jabotinsky St\#2
Ramat Gan, ISRAEL 54224

Please, Do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this lady is from you and has your authority to receive your compensation fund .If this lady is not your representative, You are requested to fill and send this information for verification purpose, so that your compensation fund value of $150,000.00 will be paid to you through bank to bank transfer method.

1. YOUR FULL NAME..........................
2. YOUR TELEPHONE......
3. FAX......................
4. AGE...........
5. SEX....................................
6. YOUR OCCUPATION................................
7. YOUR ADDRESS........................
8. BANK DETAILS WERE YOUR FUND WILL BE TRANSFER INTO....

HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID MS.Diane L. Mcallister,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY, WE WILL PROCESS AND RELEASE THE FUND INTO Ms Diane L. Mcallister ACCOUNT.

Confirm your receipt of this mail without delay.....

We look forward to your maximum cooperation in anticipation.

Yours in service

Mrs, Florence Bamidele.
Dir,Remittance
Zenith Bank International Plc
Tel/Fax:+234-1-266-88011
Reply to: zenithbanknigeriaplc284@yahoo.es

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