The fake "Mr. Dan EFEBO" email below is a scam. Recipients are asked to delete it and should not follow the instructions in it. The fake email is being sent by scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them money or personal information by impersonating someone else. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and one of the most common types of confidence trick. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster requires in order to obtain the large sum.
The "Mr. Dan EFEBO" Advance-Fee Scam
From: Mr. Dan Efebo <danefebo@biscuit.ocn.ne.jp>
Date: Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 6:54 AM
Subject: Can i trust you?
Attention: please,
It is a pleasure sending you this letter. I am a senior staff with Federal Ministry of Civil Aviation. I and a colleague over-invoiced a contract award to the tune of $25.5MUSD. All arrangement has been
concluded on how to transfer this fund into a safe foreign account after the original contractor has been fully paid. As civil servants, we are not allowed to operate foreign account; this is why I am
seeking your mutual assistance. If you are willing to assist, I will furnish you with the full blue print.
There is no risk Involved and the fund approval will have a full legal backing. Be rest Assured that this is open and transparent.
Also note, The percentage sharing shall be 10% 40% 50%. 40% will be to you, 10% will be for any expenses which will be incured in the proceess and 50% will come to me and my team.
Get back to me if you are interested and within a week we shall seal this deal.
Please treat this transaction with utmost confidentiality.
Await your immediate response.
Best Regard,
Mr. Dan EFEBO