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Hello I'm New here! Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 4

A scammer that passes for an anti-scammer? weird

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ATTENTION: BEWARE OF SCAM
The above commission have enlisted your email for compensation since it appears that you were once victim of Nigerian internet Fraudsters. As we are embarking on an immediate approach to make sure the Administration of the Current Presidency leaves a good report of our country Nigeria.

l am MR MALLAM NUHU RIBADU. CHAIRMAN Economics and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) OF THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

We came across your email address while going through the list of people that have been fraudulently duped by Nigerians .Please we are needing your help to help us Arrest the perpetrators of such act by sending down every details of your transaction with the criminal,As we shall use it as an evidence to prosecute them.

Hence,We implore you to take precautions. In addition, Stop replying any mails you suspect.

Forward every of their mails directly,So that we can commence Investigation.Your interest will be highly protected and you may be Compensated if you cooperate with us.

Thanks.

Your faithfully,

Signed,

Nuhu Ribadu
Chairman,
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

NB: YOU MUST ONLY GET BACK TO US VIA THIS EMAIL ONLY, AND REMEMBER THAT YOU HAVE TO PROCURE YOUR FORM BEFORE WE CAN START WORK ON YOUR CAFE FILE.

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or maybe it's true, but I really doubt it.

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:59 pm

Welcome to the eater:

the e-mail is from a scammer trying to pretend to be from a recovery agency. It s a standard operation to take more money from you or victims who have fallen prey to a scam.

They will pretend to do a full investigation on your behalf for a sum of money.
they are 100 % scammers.
I would send them a letter telling them that you have been scammed for
$10,000.00 dollars and are very interested in their services Laughing

Tell them that Charles Soludo was the criminal

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:00 am

@dave...

This is called a 'recovery scam'. It's been around for a while.

**EDIT**

Damn, rumbero's faster than me.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:17 am

They will hit you up for fees to have you case registered with the EFCC, high court etc. Barrister fees for initiating the court actions.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:27 am

Here's how one Scamoraman handled one of these...

http://www.scamorama.com/noogie_car.html

On the downside, he burned the Lads at the end; not recommended now.

I had a recovery offer last year:

Quote:

Attn: Sir/mad,
Hope this mail find you in an excellent condition of health..
Meanwhile we didn't forget you're past efforts and attempts to assist our fellow country men ,who attended to fraud you in some year back, through the means of money transferring to your account. those scammers despite that it failed us some how by use the name of our country in vain ( 419 ) Now contact secretary of Nigeria EFCC (ECONOMIC & FINACIAL CRIMES COMMISSION) In which the Nigeria Government has set side for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist this duped character (419) we appreciated your efforts at that time very much .so feel free and get in touch with us with your full information and the information of the people claim the be honest and doput your money.
For verification you are reqiured to send every information you have use in sending money to the people here in nigeria becuase we have set a pannel to the every Bank that has make the payment through WESTERN UNION TO ASSIST US IN THIS CHARACTER.
We will been expecting to hear from you before this GOVERNMENT WILL SEND COMPENSATION BASE ON THIS MATTER.
The federal Government has set out standing fund to every people that has been defrauded from defferent ways.
Your conpensaction will be held here in federal government tressure of one fifty thussand Dollars $ 150.000.00 affter the verfication.

It led into them claiming to have arrested one of the scammers and demanding money for the prosecution:

Quote:

I NEED THE $550.00 TO GET THE AFFIDAVITS SO AS TO ENABLE NAIL THEM . SO SEND THE MONEY IF REALLY YOU WANT THIS PEOPLE TO BE PURNISHED BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET SOME AFFIDAVIT FROM HIGH COURT OF THE LOAND BEFORE I WILL REPRESENT YOU.

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