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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Zenith Bank <zenithbankplc889@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 04:45:44 -0700
Subject: Zenith Bank Plc

After a serious thought have to send you this Email and i decided to
reach you directly and personally because I do not have anything
against You, but your partners her in Africa. I am the Chief Executive
Director Of Zenith Bank Plc in charge of wire transfer/telex
department of the Zenith Some Days in the past your partners her in Nigerian.

Approached me rough a friend of mine who works with one of the
ministries here and requested that I assist them conclude a money
Transfer deal. They told me to help program the transfer in to your
account:

According to them, they wanted to use this strategy to transfer a huge
amount of United States dollars; the money has been floating in the
ZENITH BANK suspense account since then. We agreed that once I do
this, they would pay me some money AFTER THE DEAL when they saw that I
have programmed the money it, and their name has been approved among
the list of those to be paid, instead of giving me the agreed deposit
of money they startedavoiding me and resorted to threats immediately I
deleted the transfer code of the fund, which is only known to me
because of my position, and released other contractors fund and
inheritance payments without yours. They became angry. When they saw
that heir threat did not work; they started bribing other officials to
get another Approval to transfer the money to you without success. I
want you to know that I am 100% responsible for the delay and
obstructions because of their breach of trust.

If you doubt what I have just told you, then consider what has
transpired Through out when your claim process, they continue to ask
you to pay money and at the end no result and they still tell you to
another fee with any result yet they are simply wicked now if you want
us to work together these are my Conditions.

No. 1: I will have 20% of the money because it is only the two of us
left for now.

No. 2: You will assist my son to open an account with any bank in your
country where I will pay in my own share.

No.3: It will be useless and mere waste of time and money if you
continue with any other person, so we will conclude this transaction
with utmost secrecy with the above telephone and email only.

No. 4: You will provide me with your private telephone, mobile and a
private email to facilitate easy communication between you and me
only.

5 You will open domiciliary account with us before the transfer will
be done completely If these conditions are acceptable to you, contact
me as soon as possible to let us finalize, so that the funds can be
released to your account after due Protocols has been observed. But if
you are not interested, I advise you to forget the fund and stop
wasting your time with your so Called partners

Your urgent response to the above directives is imperative.Reply to
zenithbankplc889@gmail.com

Thank You.
Dr David Bello
Chief Executive Director
Zenith Bank Plc

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