419 scam: "ZENITH BANK (UK) LIMITED."<yhlee@cs.tu-berlin.de> WINNING NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "atmcard_zenithbk@live.com" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
- "atmcard_zenithbk@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447017449323 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "ZENITH BANK (UK) LIMITED." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmcard_zenithbk@live.com>
Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 02:24:58 +0530
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

ZENITH BANK (UK) LIMITED.
ATM MASTER CARD DEPARTMENT
39 Corneille London EC3V 3NU,
REF: 451720,

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT A SUM OF (£500,000.00 GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLING.) HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT IN YOUR FAVOR BY THE G-8 MEMBERS AND ( U.N ) UNITED NATIONS . WE WERE MANDATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL MONITORING FUND (IMF) TO PAY YOUR FUND TO YOU THROUGH ATM MASTER CARD.YOU ARE SHORTLISTED AMOUNT THE BENEFICIARIES FOR THE VICTIMS OF MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACK OF 26TH/NOVEMBER/2008.THE SELECTION PROCESS WAS CARRIED OUT THROUGH RANDOM SELECTION IN OUR COMPUTERIZED EMAIL SELECTION SYSTEM (C.E.S.S.) FROM A DATABASE OF OVER A MILLION INDIA EMAIL ADDRESS FROM WORLD WIDE WEB.

THE G-8 MEMBERS AND (U.N) UNITED NATIONS HAVE DECIDED TO AWARD THE SAID FUND TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACK, AS A HELPING HANDS TO ENABLE THE FAMILY OF THE VICTIMS MEET - UP WITH THEIR FAMILY UP-KEEPING S(www.flickr.com/photos/soumik/3062552427)NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE.SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THROUGH ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT,PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY CONTACTING ZENITH BANK ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW:

1.YOUR FULL NAME................
2.ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
3.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER..........
4.YOUR AGE AND SEX..............
5.CURRENT OCCUPATION............
6.ANNUAL INCOME.................

AGAIN LET ME REPEAT,CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSSITION TO RELEASE YOUR ATM PAYMENT CARD:
ZENITH BANK (UK) LIMITED.
ATM MASTER CARD DEPARTMENT CONTACT
PERSON :DR JOHN ALEX
E-MAIL : atmcard_zenithbk@live.com
TEL : + 44 7017449323

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT AND YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-0411/2008)SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.REGARDS,
(ENGR) ANAND.S.DAVID
CO-COORDINATOR.

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