419 scam: ZENITH BANK PLC <mr.zenithabu@gmail.com> Attention Contractors and Beneficiary

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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:
- "swift card consultant payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +2348112799464
- +2348155369547

Fraud email example:

From: ZENITH BANK PLC <mr.zenithabu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: zenithbanconsultant@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2017 13:15:49 +0100
Subject: Attention Contractors and Beneficiary

International PlcPlot 102 Adeola Hopewell Street Victoria Island Lagos
NigeriaTelephone: +234-8112799464Send Date: 04/12/2017*

*Attention Contractors and Beneficiary,This is to officially inform you
that Authorities of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari together with the U.S President Donald Trump has
approved our Bank in a meeting which we have together with them concerning
the release of contract / inheritance fund through our Bank here in this
annual year of 2017. Meanwhile this bank have verified your contract /
inheritance file and discovered reasons why you are yet to receive your
contract / inheritance fund payment of $3.5M USD in the past. It is because
of irregularities and complications discovered on your payment file by our
technical experts in respect to your contract / inheritance payment
requirements which have just been duly rectified.Again this bank noticed
that you are still dealing with impostors and non-recommended officials in
the past, listen such acts must stop for security reasons if you wish to
receive your fund payment through this bank. Since we officials have
decided to bring a solution to your problem, right now we have arranged
your payment through our bank ATM VISA CARD payment this is the latest
instructions given to our bank by the Authorities in respect of releasing
all contract / inheritance fund through this bank.So below is the
arrangement...The swift card Department in our Bank here will send you an
ATM VISA CARD in your address which you will use to withdraw your contract
/ inheritance money in any ATM machine of your choice in your country, but
the maximum withdraw per day is Five thousand dollars per day limit, so if
you like to receive your contract / inheritance fund this way please do let
us know by contacting Mr. Kingsley Adam the Manager of Swift Card
Consultant Payment Center on telephone number +2348155369547 or email
zenithbanconsultant@hotmail.comSend this following information's to us:1
Your full name2 Your Telephone and fax number,3 Your address where you
want your ATM VISA CARD to send through diplomatic courier service (p.o box
not accepted)Note: because of Internet impostors, we are hereby issue you
our bank code of conduct tag number, which is (105) so you must to indicate
this code when replying back our email.We wait to hear from you urgently
for your payment.Yours in serviceMr. Peter AmangboDir: Foreign Remittance
Zenith Bank International PlcTelephone: +234-8112799464*

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