by Chris Fuller
Tue Feb 02, 2010 4:54 am
This letter pretends to offer hope and reassurance to former victims of fraud. In reality, it is another scam, aiming to take more money from people through more invented fees to be paid. It has not been sent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and there is no compensation to be received.
from FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION <[email protected]>
reply-to [email protected]
date Mon, Feb 1, 2010
subject UPDATE FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Hello Sir/Madam
As you are probably aware, there are lots of financial crimes and scams going on worldwide especially via the internet. Many cases of money laundering are also being reported and it has been a big task to stop these nefarious activities.
Most families have lost lives, homes and their hard earned wealth due to the high rate of frauds and scams that has been all over the the world. You are also probably aware of a Nigerian scam known as "419," which is mostly practised by Nigerians!
In other to bring to an end this wicked act and compensate victims, the Nigerian and United States of American Governments decided to set up the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to collaborate with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington D.C to fight these crimes.
Right now, US$900m (Nine Hundred Million United States Dollars) have been recovered from these fraudsters through our Intelligence network, and most suspects are still under our custody for proper investigations and trials. We are now paying compensation to identified victims of these crimes.
We are glad to inform you that you have been discovered to be a victim in the past and is therefore qualified for some compensation. The amount to be paid to you would depend on how much you lost to the fraudsters.
To file for your claim, kindly contact the Head of Verification Department.
Mr.Derick Brown,
Email:[email protected],
Telephone No. +234-8028583259
with this information below for further clarification and screening after which part of this money will be sent to you through any means which will be convenience for you as stated.
Full Names:
Address:
Country:
Telephone Number
Sex:
Marital Status:
Occupation:
Amount Scammed from you:
We are sorry for any inconvenience and distress that the fraudsters might have caused you in the past and promise to remedy such ugly situation once you have responded to this mail.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Farida Waziri
Chairman, Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Federal Republic of Nigeria
NOTE; Contact the verification office as you were instructed to the email above.
This payment has a limited time frame for funds dispatch
