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From: ERIC BEN <[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2020 16:58:15 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)In Partnership with: FBI/NW3C/IAI
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)In Partnership with: FBI/NW3C/IAI
REF: FLP-IP/2422-FM10089/0877RE: Internet Crime Victim Restitution
INTENDED ONLY FOR: [Victim’s Email]
ATTN DEAR BENEFICIARY
Our records indicate that you are eligible to receive restitution for one or more of the internet fraud schemes you’ve been a victim of. See necessary case details below.
Case on apprehended internet fraudster, (subjects name), a Nigerian national who was arrested on felony charges in Atlanta, November 2016 has officially been closed.
The case was closed based on the following terms; 1. Restitution Order: seized assets shall be liquidated and converted into a restitution fund, 2. Time served plus 68 months and, 3. 10 years’ probation, court documents show (available upon request).
The perpetrator and his group of co-offenders had over 2000 aliases originating from Russia, Nigeria, Ghana, London, and many more masking their original identities. Our records indicate that you have been a victim of fraud because your contact details were found on several devices belonging to the perpetrator.
Following court orders, this makes you eligible to receive restitution for damages caused by his crimes.
Being that (subject) operated on an international scale and victimized thousands of individuals and companies of several nationalities; we determined that the investigation had to be kept private and away from public media to maintain unitary judgment and integrity in international relations. Because this was a private investigation, all victims (including yourself) were represented by a professional court-appointed public defender.
(American Law Firm) with over 6 years of experience on similar cases. After having consistently pursued the (subjects) case for two years, successfully secured restitution payments of $10.5Million USD for each victim.
Reconstitution are ordered to be paid immediately. To start receiving your restitution benefits, contact the (Law Firm) at: [Multiple Perpetrator Email Addresses Used Here]
([email protected])
*Note that all entries must be claimed no later than [various dates used]. Be sure to quote your Reference Number (REF: FLP-IP/2422-FM10089/0877RE) in all correspondences.
Sincerely Yours,
[Christopher Wray]
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
FBI DIRECTOR