419 scam: dennisedward.zenithbnkint@zenith.net Proposal FROM DENNIS EDWARD ZENITH BANK UK

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- dennisedward.zenithbnkint@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: dennisedward.zenithbnkint@zenith.net
Reply-To: dennisedward.zenithbnkint@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 09:12:26 +0100
Subject: Proposal FROM DENNIS EDWARD ZENITH BANK UK

Good day , I am Mr Dennis Edward, a staff with Zenith bank UK and account =
officer to several accounts include foreign nonresidential account and loca=
l account also, One of this foreign account which am the account officer wi=
th the content of $2,500,450.00usd including it annual interest ,has been p=
lace on suspends by my bank management for over 3 years , and they have bee=
n no trace to the beneficiary of this account or any of his relation or ext=
end family members. So all I need from you is for me to present your bank a=
ccount to my bank as the next of kin ,since both of you have same last name=
, so that the fund will be transfer to you after which will share and I get=
my part transfer to my personal account outside my bank. So I look forward=
to read from you, if you accept this offer please contact me via my addres=
s so that we can proceed and for me to present you to my bank immediately f=
or this do be done without any form of delay or still you can get some one =
that can help receive the fund into his/her bank account. Regards Mr Dennis=
Edward Email: dennisedward.zenithbnkint@gmail.com

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