419 scam: "Mr. Frank Eisenberg" <frank@virgilio.it> Hello Contact Mr. Joseph

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
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.
- +2348036991780 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- europeanunionfundmonitors@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Frank Eisenberg" <frank@virgilio.it>
Reply-To: frankeisenberg@virgilio.it
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 02:57:13 +0000
Subject: Hello Contact Mr. Joseph

ello,

My name is Frank Eisenberg, I am a 58 year old United Kingdom Citizen,
I reside here in united Kingdom here in my residential address I'm
one of those that took part in the Compensation Inheritance many years
ago in Nigeria and they refused to pay me, I paid over $280,000 while
in London, trying to get my payment but all to no avail.

So I decided to travel to Nigeria with all of my compensation
documents, and I was directed by the EFCC Economic And Financial Crime
Commission Chairman to contact Special Agent to EFCC Mr. Joseph
Harrison who was sent down to Nigeria from United Nation Organisation,
who led to Compensation Department, working with the United Nations. I
contacted him and he explained everything to me. He said whoever is
contacting us through email are frauds.Please take note.

He directed me to the Claims Department for my capitalized payment.
Right now I am the happiest man on earth because I have received my
compensation funds of $6.5 Million US Dollars.

Special Agent Joseph Harrison, showed me the full information of some
others beneficiary's that are yet to receive their payments because
they have everything they could to receive theirs, but they end up
loosing their life savings, and I saw your name as one of the
beneficiaries and your email address. This is why I decided to email
you to stop dealing with those people as they are not in possession of
your funds, and they are only making money off you. I will advise you
to contact Special Agent Joseph Harrison he is not a Nigerian and your
fund is USD$8.2million so make sure you contact him with this payment
code 06654 so that he will know that you are indeed the true
beneficiary of the fund.

You have to contact him directly on this information below.

(EFCC Claims Department)
Name : Special Agent Joseph Harrison
Email: europeanunionfundmonitors@hotmail.com
Tele: 234-803-699-1780.

You really have to stop dealing with these people that are contacting
you and telling you that your funds are with them, it is not in anyway
with them, they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you
up until you have nothing.

The only money I paid after I met Special Agent to thew EFCC Mr.
Joseph Harrison was just $490 for the Compensation approved paper
works, take note of that. Once again stop contacting those people, I
will advise you to contact him so that he can help you to deliver your
fund instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you
around asking for different kind of money to complete your transaction.

Frank Eisenberg

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