419 scam: "Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu"<zenithdirectng00@gmail.com> From Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 13:28:11 +0100
Subject: From Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu

Hello --

I am Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR and Head of Swift Transfer Unit of the Zenith bank of Nigeria Plc.

Sometime ago, in our bank your contract payment was brought to our bank from the Central bank of Nigeria, and after some period of time, this fund was taken back, and for the period of time this fund was in our bank, it generated an accrued interest of US$ 3,500,000.00 (THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) which we are about to pay to you right now.

For your information and advice, you need to hasten up to pick this fund because from time to time the Central bank auditors do come to our bank to cross-check our financial update, and if they find out that your accrued interest fund is still in our bank they will want to return the fund to Government treasury.

The only thing we need from you right now is a copy of any form of your identification for example, a copy of your international passport or your driver’s license, then your private telephone /fax number for easy communication.

Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu
Executive Director
Zenith bank of Nigeria Plc...
+23490-3995-3175

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