419 scam: "ZENITH BANK NIGERIA"<sac@agritillage.com.br> RE: GOOD NEWS FROM ZENITH BANK PLC?

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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 us 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)
- "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 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.
- +2348183836570

Fraud email example:

From: "ZENITH BANK NIGERIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rosemaryanyanwuo000@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:03:23 -0700
Subject: RE: GOOD NEWS FROM ZENITH BANK PLC?

ZENITH BANK NIGERIA PLC

PLOT 127 OZUBA MBADIWE STREET

VICTORIA ISLAND,

LAGOS NIGERIA.

ATTENTION,

WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THE NEW DEVELOPMENT WITH THE MEETING WE HAVE WITH THE NEW PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, GENERAL.MUHAMMADU.BUHARI, AND THE INTERNATIONAL MONITORING FUND (IMF) THREE DAYS AGO. THEY HAVE INSTRUCTED US THE ZENITH BANK NIGERIA PLC TO ACCEPT ONLY $295 USD FROM YOU AND RELEASED YOUR FUND THROUGH ANY METHOD OF PAYMENT YOU CHOOSE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND VALUED FOR $10.5 MILLION UNITED STATED DOLLARS.

YOU ARE THEREFORE TO PAY $295 US DOLLARS ONLY SO THAT YOUR $10.5 MILLION US DOLLARS WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU. DO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE CAN INSTRUCT YOU ON HOW YOU WILL SEND THE $295 US DOLLARS.

I WILL BE WAITING TO RECEIVE YOUR RESPOND ON THE EMAIL AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE MY EMAIL TO CONFIRM OK.

THANKS YOURS FAITHFULLY

MRS. ROSEMARY ANYANWU.

PHONE: +2348183836570

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