419 scam: "Mr. Egodima Tony" <doctorgk2627@gmail.com> Your online transfer is ready

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +2347013740315 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- zenithbankng08@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Egodima Tony" <doctorgk2627@gmail.com>
Reply-To: zenithbankng08@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 13:10:31 +0100
Subject: Your online transfer is ready

Bank name: Zenith Bank
Bank address: Plot 87, Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island,
Manager name: Mr. Peter Amangbo
Accountant email address: zenithbankng08@gmail.com
Banker's phone number: +234-7013740315

Hello ,

Greetings to you as I pray my message arrives to you in good health? This is
to inform you that we receive an urgent message from our head office in
United States of America regarding your payment which has been approve by
the Government to pay out to you through Western Union Money Transfer.

Mr. Guy A. Batista,Executive Vice President and President of Western Union
Financial Services, Inc contacted this office this afternoon and inform us
that your payment will not be paid to you through Western Union Money
Transfer because of the World Economic Crisis (WEC) and the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) has also informed Western Union Money Transfer in United
States of America that such fund $12.500,000.00 should not paid out through
Western Union Money Transfer because it's against the world/International
Monetary Fund (IMF) Rules and regulations, we have been advice by Mr. Guy A.
Batista,Executive Vice President and President of Western Union Financial
Services, Inc this afternoon that such funds should be paid through bank to
bank wire transfer and not through Western Union Money Transfer.

And in view of this new development we proceeded to the Zenith Bank plc
Nigeria to deposit the fund ,so that the fund will be directly transfer to
you via Online Banking account and you will be transferring the funds into
your destination bank account with out any further delay,

The bank needed you to write an application to them demanding them to
transfer the funds into your Online Banking account,
Now be advise to contact the bank now and tell them to transfer the sum of
$12.500,000.00 to your Online Banking account in the United States and the
payment director will proceed immediately and transferring the fund into
your account,

Use the below information in contacting the bank and demand them to transfer
the fund to your account immediately:

Bank name: Zenith Bank
Bank address: Plot 87, Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island,
Manager name: Mr. Peter Amangbo
Accountant email address: zenithbankng08@gmail.com
Banker's phone number: +234-7013740315

Zenith Bank plc
Mr. Egodima Tony

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