Read the letter below. It looks like it originated from EFCC. But capital NO. Scammers are on rampage. They use different methods to deceive people. If you received this email, please ignore it. Don't allow greed to lure into perpetual indebtedness. Be warned...
EFCC HEAD OFFICE
1 IBRAHIM TAIWO ROAD
ASO ROCK VILLA
PMB 166
FCT ABUJA,
NIGERIA
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION 2008
COMPENSATION PAYMENT
DIRECTOR.
EFCC.
PLEASE HELP US STOP SCAM
ATTENTION: Sir,
SCAMMED VICTIM/BENEFICIARY. REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654
This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the United Nations and InterPol to Eco bank Nigeria to pay 100 419 scam victims the amount being ripped by Nigerian scam artists, you are listed for this payments as one of the scammed victims, get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payment of your compensations payment.
We have made several inquiries and have discovered that you were among those victims being duped by Nigerian scam artists so we are here to enlighten you and to let you know that the FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA founded this organization to fight against cybercrime in our country (EFCC).
Visit :
EFCC busts some Nigerian Scammers
- YouTube
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISMgGdaGOJM)
On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last UN meeting held with the new president of our country at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meeting on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today known as cyber crime, in other to retain the good image of the country, the new president of the country is now paying 100 victims of this operators One after the other if you have only proof that you have once been scammed by a Nigerian, Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be paid by Eco bank Nigeria as corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by the National Westminster bank London.
According to the number of applicants at hand,15 beneficiaries has been paid ,half of the 20 victims are from the United States, we still have more left to be paid the compensation with evidence.
Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations and we are on the trace of the other person, you are here by warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever,the US secret service is already on trace of the criminal.
You can receive your compensation payment via any of the both options you choose, DRAFT PAYMENT or WIRE TRANSFER.
NOTE**** You have to give Details on how you became a Victim.
I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you to know if you can be able to come in person to witness your compensation or not.
On April 15, 2008, Mrs. Farida Waziri received the World Bank's 2008 Jit Gill Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service, for having led a courageous anti corruption drive in Nigeria, as Head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
We apologize once more for being a victim of our country crime.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Farida Waziri,
Executive Chairman, EFCC