419 scam: Zenith Office <hjste1@jkfhyr.sg.tn> Bank Verification

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Zenith Office <hjste1@jkfhyr.sg.tn>
Reply-To: <zenithtransferfunds2015@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 22:32:06 +0100
Subject: Bank Verification

ZenithBank
Head Office:
Zenith Bank PLC
Plot 84, Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island
Lagos.

Attn: The Beneficiary,

The U.S.A Government, World Bank And United Nations Organization Official has approved to pay you part payment of your Contract/Inheritance Fund payment Valued at $60M USD in conjunction with British Government and Zenith BANK PLC.

The International Remittance Department (Zenith BANK PLC) was set up to discover an outstanding unpaid fund being owned to Governments or Individuals all over the world through Contract Payment, Inheritance and Lottery Winning Prize Awards.

In the process of verifying your status, a woman by name (MRS:KERRY MORTON) came to our office with an application stating that you gave her the power of attorney to be the beneficiary of your outstanding funds. She made us to believe that you are dead and that she is your next of kin.

We got your email address and decided to send an email through this address hoping to find out if you are dead or alive and also to find out if you at any time gave this woman the power of attorney to represent you. Please let us know also if you are aware as we are getting ready to transfer a part payment of $5.5M USD of your outstanding funds to her nominated bank account stated below:

NAME OF BANK: FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ADDR: 120 SO. 2nd. ST.
BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS 72315 USA
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 482986
ROUTING NUMBER:084107343
Swift code # : WMSBUS66
BENEFICIARY: KERRY MORTON

We therefore want to verify if you are aware of the above information. You are advised to reply this message immediately before it will be late. Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond or contact any person or office with respect to this transfer other than this office to avoid any complication, mistake or leakage of information.

We are looking forward to hear from you Asap.

Yours Faithfully,
Hammed Razak (Manager Fund Transfer)
Zenith Bank PLC.

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