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From: "Economic & Financial Crimes Commission"<[email protected]>
Reply: <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 13:12:16 -0800
Subject: Attention: Sir/Madam,
From Desk Of Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa Magu
Economic & Financial Crimes Commission
Head Office, 5 Fomella Street. Wuse II.
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja-Nigeria
$.5 Million Dollars Compensation Fund.
Attention: Sir/Madam,
I am Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa Magu. The chairman of ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL
CRIMESCOMMISSION (EFCC). We are in alliance with the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS) with its head Office here in
Nigeria. We have been working towards the eradication of internet
fraud and scam Activities in Western Africa and beyond with the help
of United States Government (FBI), Britain, World Bank and the United
Nations.
We have successfully tracked down many of the scam artists in various
parts of West African Countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF
BENIN, TOGO, GHANA, CAMEROUN and SENEGAL). They are all presently in
our custody here in Lagos Nigeria.
We have recovered some stolen monies from the scam artists. The
United Nations Anti-crime department, United States Government and the
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) in conjunction with the UN poverty
alleviation department have decided to compensate One Hundred scam
victims, the beneficiaries includes the less privileged, disabled
persons and earthquake victims around the World.
This email is being directed to you because your email address was
found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our
custody here in Africa. You are therefore being compensated with the
sum of $5 Million United States Dollars. We have also arrested some of
those who claim to be barristers, bank officials, Lottery Agents and
government officials who claim they have transfer or wants to present
you as next of kin to a bank for funds that are not in existence.
However, your name appeared among the lucky Beneficiaries who will
receive a compensation of $5 Million each, we have arranged your
payment through our swift card payment centre.
Feel free to contact the processing officer Mr. Malemi Omene. The
swift card has been specially prepared to enable you withdraw your
money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is
Five Thousand Dollars Only per day. So you are advised to contact the
Payment processing officer Mr. Malemi Omene
Through his email below address.
Contact Person: Mr. Malemi Omene
Email: [email protected]
Kindly Provide the information below to enable him prepare your ATM
Master Credit Card and your secret Pin to access it.
1) Your full name:
2) Residential address:
3) Phone/fax numbers:
4) Profession:
5) Scan copy of id/age:
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa Magu.
CHAIRMAN (EFCC).