Other victims, believing they inherited money from a deceased person coincidentally having the same name, need to receive the promised money.
In the first case, the documents will be allegedly sent with a courier company.
In the second case, after the victim pays fees to the lawyers for documents, and fees to the banks for opening an account, something will happen and the transfer of the "inheritance" money will be not possible, so the bank will send a draft check or an ATM card, also with a courier company.
The courier in this case claims to be Equity Finance and Global Securities (EFGS), active from the domain name efgsecurities.com.
From the fake site:
Equity Finance and Global Securities was established with the purpose of providing a low cost courier service. A We became the first ever transport company to enter the franchising arena.
After commencing operations in Australia in 1993, Diplomat Security enjoyed phenomenal growth and was announced as the country’s fastest growing private company in 1998 by BRW Magazine with growth of 14,557% for the previous five years. The success of Diplomat Security was immediate, and the upwards growth trend continues to this day.
Diplomat Security commenced operation in London, United Kingdom in 2008 and now has 15 regional franchises across the country.
In 2011, the Equity Finance and Global Securities brand began a major revitalisation; an exciting change to the way we look and a renewed focus on our valued customers. Underpinning that is our key value system of delighting the customer at every point in the parcel’s journey. And in 2014 Diplomat Security completed the brand refresh in London, United Kingdom.
If the above lines sound familiar it's maybe because they are identical with the text used by socialcontshipcompany.com, reported here: viewtopic.php?f=11&t=85229&start=10.
Contact details:
Address:
63, Rue de Togoville,
Nyékonakpoé Lome-Togo
Telephone No:
+22899768658, +22899798529
Email:
info@efgsecurities.com
Email:
efgs.infoefgs@gmail.com
UNITED STATES OFFICE
Address:
6th Ave 39th Floor
New York, NY 10036, USA
Telephone No:
+1-917-983-7641
ENGLAND OFFICE
Address:
190 City Rd,
London EC1V 2QH, UK
Telephone No:
+44-2033-229749
+2289768658 / +22899798529
Number billable as mobile number
Country or destination Togo
Original network provider* Atlantique Télécom Togo SA (MOOV)
+19179837641
Type: Non-Fixed VoIP (e.g. Skype or Google Voice)
Original carrier: Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Ny
+442033229749
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United Kingdom
Original network provider* (aq) Limited trading as aql
Entry in the aa419 Database of fraudulent websites: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=144955.
From the domain name registration:
Domain Name: EFGSECURITIES.COM
Registrar URL: upperlink.ng
Updated Date: 2020-05-13
Creation Date: 2019-04-30
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2021-04-30
Registrar: UpperLink Limited
Registry Registrant ID: Not Available From Registry
Registrant Name: Ruben Manson
Registrant Organization: Ruben websolutions Ltd.
Registrant Street: Winston & Strawn LLP 333 South Grand Avenue 38th Floor
Registrant City: Los Angeles
Registrant State/Province: CA
Registrant Postal Code: 90071-1543
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.2136151750
Registrant Email: ruben.websolution@hotmail.com
This is what the fake courier website looks like:
