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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +2348038311552 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
  • 2348976148
• 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.
  • ellisbonavexpressforwarders@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ellisbonavexpress@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ELLISBONAV FORWARDERS <ellsbonavexpressforwarders@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ellisbonavexpressforwarders@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:58:28 -0800 (PST)
Subject: LETTER OF REPRESENTATION



ELLISBONAV & CO NIG LTD
SUITE 81/82 ABIOLA SHOPPING COMPLEX,
OGBA - IKEJA, LAGOS-NIGERIA
Tel: 234-8976148, 234-8038311552, 234-8033024563.
Emails: - ellisbonavexpressforwarders@yahoo.com
ellisbonavexpress@hotmail.com>
info@ellisbonav.com
Dear Dear Sir,

LETTER OF REPRESENTATION

We wish to introduce our company to your organisation.Accordingly; we are a Nigerian Registered company with baize in the Freight Forwarding Sub-sector of the transport industry. As part of our professional activities, we render among other the following services:-

1. Cargo Consolidation/Customs Brokerage.
2. Air Cargo Logistics Consultancy.
3. Air and Sea Cargo Clearing.
4. Corperate Marketing/Representation.
5.Mail/Courier Distribution Nationwide.

We are blessed with a phalanx of highly dedicated and Result oriented staffers who are guided by a strict sense of commitment in the discharge of their duties.

As a team, we are conscious of the demand of our Customers services in the competitive Industries such as oar’s especially when dealing when with sophisticated clients whose business operations growth and Representation would depend on the Efficiency or otherwise of our service delivery.

It is with such consciousness that we have strived hard to satisfy our distinguished clients both corporate bodies and individuals. In this regard, we wish to state our desire to go into healthy business relationship with your organization, promising you a very effective and Efficient all encompassing Representation in the areas of Cargo Handling, Clearing and Distribution to individual consignees with POD, Arrival, Tallying and strategic Documentation management, Transhipment Agents, Courier and Mail Distribution Nationwide and any other business you may desire to our services in Nigeria.

We would be very appreciative if we are considered for this opportunity to represent your organization in Nigeria since such will work to our mutual benefits.

Best Regards,
Elihu Eshiet.


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