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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: James Ibiwe <crimefighter_efcc_zone1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:42:27 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Investigated Crime Alert
James Ibiwe
EFCC (Economic and Financial Crime Commission)
Co-ordinator Investigation Zone 1
16B Garki, Abuja.
Nigeria
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
To whom it may concern
This letter is from the office of the Co-ordinator of EFCC (Economic and Financial Crime Commission) investigation department zone 1. This letter has been writen after secured investigation by my men and we hope it will bring a smile in your face after you finish reading it.
My zone(1) has been assigned to fight against Cyber crime, and we have done quite alot to bring most Nigerian internet scam artist to justice.
The IP address of an internet cyber cafe here in Nigeria was reported to my office by an American scam victim last week. My men began investigation by disguising themselves to fish out these internet criminals that have been damaging the image of our great country Nigeria. During the investigation, my men caught 2 Nigerian citizens that are engage in this cyber crime.
The two criminals known to be MIKE IDOKU(23 years) and SHOLA OLUBAYO(21 years) are partners in internet crime and they are one of the biggest guys in town because of thier financial stability, they both have thousands of dollars in their bank accounts which they have earn from their fraudulent act. The Nigerian Government have seize their cars and all properties baught with thier name.
The criminals have confessed that you are their latest victim and they have riped you over 5,000 United States Dollars. They went on to explain that they claim to be representatives of a lottery company in the United Kingdom and they have been using a fake Courier website to ripe people of their hard earn money. It has come to our notice that BOLA OLUBAYO ( brother to SHOLA OLUBAYO) a Nigerian citizen based in the United Kingdom have been assisting them in collecting the funds sent by their victims via western union money transfer or money gram with different fake identities.
You are required to send every letter you received about the supposed lottery winnings and a breif explanation of all proceedings you have had about the lottery winnings to enable us do the necessary things so that all your funds will be remitted back to you.
You are to call with the below number immediately you read this mail.
James Ibiwe.
+2348025563905
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