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419 Scam – "Zennith Cargo Company / Eccu Investment & Trust Ltd."

"Zennith Cargo Company / Eccu Investment & Trust Ltd." are fake companies used in a fake lottery scam in the Netherlands. It is a 419 scam that, depending on the country of residence of the victim, can also involve a check fraud scam.

This scam is likely to be connected to the same gang as the "Mr. Walter Campbell / Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Charity Foundation" scam, which also involved check fraud and used the same Western Union payment instructions.

Send us any replies by "claims agents", especially money demands and payment instructions, we will publish them here.

Please forward copies of fraud emails to the abuse department of the webmail address listed as the contact email for the "claims agent" and ask for the address to be suspended because it is used in a 419 fraud (see 419 FAQ).

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Example emails (January 2005):

From: [email protected]

Hello Title Lastname,

I would talk to Bar. Teddy about it ok, just send him  a mail and let
him have your information so as to post the Cheque to you asap.

Keep in touch,

Murphy.

[email protected]

Another email:

Dear Firstname Lastname,

We are in receipt of the mail you sent to Dr. Brown and we are also in 
contact with him. He informed us that you had already been advised to 
contact his partner in Canada so the loan can be facilitated from there 
for administrative speed. Have you reached him? Please let us know the 
situation.

Thank you.

Ms. Christelle Durand.

accounts@zennithcargocompany...
E-mail Address(es):
  [email protected]

Money demand by Western Union:

From: <[email protected]>
Reply-To: <[email protected]>
To: Firstname Lastname <emailaddress>
Subject: Re: Please help with processing
Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 03:47:00 MDT

Dear Firstname Lastname,

We wish to inform you that we are in receipt of your Original
Certificate which is yet to be endorsed by the Federal High Court here in 
Amsterdam for authentication.

Consequently, you are to come over here within three Banking days
for the authentication of your winning Certificate which empowers the Bank 
to effect the release of your funds valued at Eur. Two Million.
While coming for the Authentication exercise, you are to come along
with the following:

1)Endorsement Fee of Eur. 750.80 Cent.
2)Tax Clearance fee of Eur. 230.60 Cent.
Grand Total of EUR. 981.40 CENT.
Please be informed that because of the bonded and non divisible
nature of your funds with Eccu Investment & Trust Ltd., you cannot instruct 
any deductions for now, prior to the authentication of your winners 
Certificate.
And if for any reason you cannot travel over here, you will be
required to make an additional payment of Eur. 135.00 being payment for our 
Service Charge and Affidavit to represent you in this endorsement exercise.

You will also be required to send via email attachment to us, the
first two pages of your Intl. Passport or Drivers Licence for 
Identification.

PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER TO OUR ACCOUNTANT, 
IN THE PERSON OF:

MRS. BRANDY DANIELS.
ADDRESS:
NOORD SHOPPING COMPLEX,
MARCOPOLOSTRAAT, 1045TM, AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

MS. CHRISTELLE DURAND.

Here are some UK phone numbers, which in a lottery scam normally indicate the email came straight from Nigeria:

From: International Lottery Group <[email protected]>
To: Firstname Lastname <emailaddress>
Subject: Re: Zennith Info
Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 16:20:49 +0100 (BST)


Dear Firstname Lastname,

We are in receipt of your message and we want to assure you that you have 
been selected as one of our recepients for this years programme and nothing 
changes that. Be also informed that this is not in any way part of the 
internet lottery scams you hear about.

We are a legitimate group involved in promoting programmes that will 
benefit mankind in a special way. If you have further questions, you can 
reach us on Phone: 44 7040104045,
Fax: 44 7005805724.

Zennith Cargo Company is an agency that operates in Amsterdam. We have 
mandated them with the responsibility of processing winnings on behalf of 
recepients of the programme hence we have forwarded your claims documents 
to them and informed you to contact them for the needful.

Thank you.

Mr. Gary Petterson.


From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 4:15 AM
To: Firstname Lastname
Subject: Re:


Dear Firstname Lastname,
 
We wish to inform you that we are in receipt of your
Original Certificate which is yet to be endorsed by the
Federal High Court here in Amsterdam for authentication.
 
Consequently, you are to come over here within Three
Banking days for the authentication of your winning Certificate which
empowers the Bank to effect the release of your funds valued at Eur. Two
Million. While coming for the Authentication exercise, you are to come
along 
with the following:
 
1)Endorsement Fee of Eur. 750.80 Cent.
2)Tax Clearance fee of Eur. 230.60 Cent.
Grand Total of EUR. 981.40 CENT.

Please be informed that because of the bonded and non divisible 
nature of your funds with Eccu Investment & Trust Ltd., you cannot
instruct any deductions for now, prior to the authentication of your
winners Certificate. And if for any reason you cannot travel over here,
you will be 
required to make an additional payment of Eur. 135.00 being payment for
our Service Charge and Affidavit to represent you in this endorsement
exercise.
 
You will also be required to send via email attachment to us, the 
first two pages of your Intl. Passport or Drivers Licence for
Identification.
 
PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER TO OUR
ACCOUNTANT, IN THE PERSON OF:
 
MRS. BRANDY DANIELS.
ADDRESS:
NOORD SHOPPING COMPLEX,
MARCOPOLOSTRAAT, 1045TM, AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.
 
CONGRATULATIONS.
 
MS. CHRISTELLE DURAND.

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