|
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).
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.
|