419 scam: Miss Kume Reebok <goodfile1-----08@att.net> EFCC/DNA/7878-2234

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "economic and financial crimes 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. )
- "(efcc)" (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. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "tfdepartmentng@9.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +22998395968 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Miss Kume Reebok <goodfile1-----08@att.net>
Reply-To: tfdepartmentng@9.cn
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:03:28 -0800 (PST)
Subject: EFCC/DNA/7878-2234

Attention,

The
Federal Government of Benin and Nigeria. through provisions in Section
419 of the Criminal Code came up with punitive measures to deter and
punish offenders. The Advance Fee Fraud section deal mainly with cases
of advance fee fraud(commonly called 419) such as obtaining by false
pretense through different fraudulent schemes e.g. contract scam, credit
card scam, inheritance scam, job scam, loan scam, lottery scam, ?wash
wash? scam (money washing scam), marriage scam. Immigration scam,
counterfeiting and religious scam. It also investigates cyber crime
cases.

This
is to officially announce to you that some scam Syndicates were
apprehended in , Benin few days ago and after several interrogations and
tortures your details were among those mentioned by some of the scam
Syndicates as one of the victims of their operations. After proper
investigations and research at Western Union Money Transfer and Money
Gram office to know if you have truly sent money to the scam Syndicates
through Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram, your name was found
in Western Union Money Transfer database amongst those that have sent
money through Western Union Money Transfer to Benin and this proves that
you have truly been swindled by those unscrupulous persons by sending
money to them in the course of getting one fund or the other that is not
real, right now we are working hand in hand with Western Union and
Interpol to track every fraudsters down, do not respond to their
e-mails, letters and phone calls any longer they are scammers and you
should be very careful to avoid being a victim to fraudsters any longer
because they have nothing to offer you but to rip-off what you have
worked hard to earn.

In
this regard a meeting was held between the Board of Directors of The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and as a consequence of
our investigations it was agreed that the sum of (US$68) should be
transferred to you out of the funds that Federal Government of Benin
has set aside as a compensation to everyone who have by one way or the
other sent money to fraudsters in Benin and Nigeria.

Here is the information to use and send the fee today.

1.receiver name:.....okechukwu chibike
2.country:...........benin republic
3.city :.............cotonou
4.test question:.....thanks
5.test answer:......god
6.amount ............$68
7.sender name........?
8.mtcn number.........?

We
have deposited your fund at First Classic Micro Finance Bank, West
African Branch benin . We have submitted your details to them so that
your fund can be transferred to you. Contact the FCMF Bank West African
Branch through the email address stated below inform them about this
notification letter and the transfer of your fund; Email:
tfdepartmentng@9.cn

Yours sincerely,
Miss Kume Reebok(Agent)
+229-983-959-68
Assistant Investigation Officer.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
15A Awolowo Road .
http://www.efccnigeria.org

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