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From: "FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK (FinCEN)" <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2018 19:13:27 +0100
Subject: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY. (USDT)
*FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK (FinCEN) in alliance with The
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Federal Bureau Of
Investigation(FBI) and INTERPOL have been working towards the eradication
of fraudsters and Scam Artists in the Western and Central part of Africa,
Europe and Asia with the help of the United Nations (UN).Attention!!! To
whom it may concern.We wish to bring to your notice that we have been able
to track down so many of this fraudsters and scam artists in various parts
of the West and Central African countries, and they are all in our custody
now in our unit office in Cote Ivoire West Africa. We have been able to
recover so much money from these criminals. So this e-mail is been directed
to you because your email address was found in one of the scam Artists
computer files. According to our intelligence reports, weve gathered that
so many people had fallen victims of these fraud activities. And billions
of dollars were lost annually to these internet fraudsters.However, having
known that many people were rendered bankrupt and others sold properties.
For this reason this Commission (USDT)&(FinCEN) decided to compensate
fraud/scam victims from the fund recovered from this criminals.
Fortunately, you appeared to be on the top compensation list of victims to
be compensated with the sum of One million, five hundred thousand dollars
($1,500,000 USD). We are already tracking them and sooner than later we
will apprehend them all to face the wrath of the law, so you are expected
to keep this conversation as a top secret until they are all arrested. You
are required to contact our Agent( A missionary worker in charge of
distribution of the funds) for further instructions on how to receive your
compensation fund immediately. Any delay in your reply will warrant the
termination of your appointment. Take note.Rev. Edwin EmmanuelEmail (
[email protected] <[email protected]> ) Phone
No.(+22541882372) ECOWAS Criminal Investigative Intelligence
Bureau.(CIIB)ANTI FRAUD OFFICE COTE IVOIRE, WEST AFRICA.*