Examples of Scams -- Nigerian Antifraud Scam
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Examples of Scams
By Identity Theft Resource Center
Sep 6, 2007 - 10:04:50 AM
FROM THE OFFICE OF ANTIFRAUD
COMMISSION OF NIGERIA
DATE:05/08/007
& nbsp; CALL US: +234-80-62-74-70-67
ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM.
THIS IS ANTIFRAUD COMMISSION OF NIGERIA AND WEST AFRICA HEADED BY MR AMINU
BELLO OF ANTIFRAUD COMMISSION. THIS COMMISSION WAS CREATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF
NIGERIA, UMAR YA ADUA TO FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION AND THE ACTIVITIES OF NIGERIAN
FRAUDSTERS WHO HAVE PAINTED THE IMAGE OF NIGERIA BAD TO OTHER FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.
SIR, YOUR NAME APPEARED IN THE LATEST FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELEASED BULLETIN AND
ALSO FROM OUR SECURITY MONITORING,WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT YOU WERE DEFRAUDED BY
NIGERIAN FRAUDSTERS WHO MADE YOU TO BELEIVE IN A TRANSACTION THAT WAS NOT IN
EXISTENCE.
SIR, YOU ARE GOING TO HELP THIS COMMISSION TO GET THESE PEOPLE THAT DEFRAUDED
YOU ARRESTED. SIR, YOU ARE TO DO THIS BY SENDING TO US THE NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THOSE
THAT DEFRAUDED YOU SO THAT WE CAN EASILY GET THEM ARRESTED FOR PROSECUTION. WE
HAVE SO MANY OF THEM LANGUISHING IN JAIL NOW BECAUSE OF THE CRIME THEY
COMMITTED.
SIR,BECAUSE OF THIS,THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO COMPENSATE ALL
FOREIGNERS THAT WERE DEFRAUDED BY NIGERIAN CON MEN WITH A TOTAL SUM OF
$300,000,00.SIR,YOU STAND A GOOD CHANCE OF RECEIVING THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND US
DOLLARS COMPENSATION FUND.
SIR,WE WANT TO EQUALLY INFORM YOU THAT THERE ARE SO MANY NIGERIAN FRAUDSTERS
HERE IN NIGERIA AND OUTSIDE NIGERIA INCLUDING YOUR COUNTRY SIR YOU MUST BE VERY
CAREFUL SO THAT THEY WILL NOT DECEIVE YOU AGAIN.
SIR,YOU ARE TO HELP THIS HONOURABLE COMMISSION SO THAT WE CAN GET THESE
CRIMINALS ARRESTED. SIR,I WILL ADVICE YOU TO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS TO
US IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE CAN COMMENCE OUR INVESTIGATIONS IMMEDIATELY.
1:YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS.
2:YOUR BANKING INFORMATION.
3:YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR MORE DISCUSSION.
4:THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU WERE DEFRAUDED.
5:THE NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS OF THE FRAUDSTERS THAT DEFRUDED YOU.
SIR,UPON RECEIPT OF ALL THIS INFORMATIONS,WE SHALL COMMENCE OUR INVESTIGATIONS
IMMEDIATELY AND WITH ADEQUATE SERIOUSNESS ON YOUR SIDE,WITHIN 7 WORKING DAYS,YOU
WILL RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATION FEE AND.
SIR,WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE SO THAT OUR
INVESTIGATIONS CAN START OFF.
SINCERELY YOURS,
AMINU BELLO
OFFICE OF ANTIFRAUD COMMISSION OF NIGERIA AND WEST AFRICA.
