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Nigerian E-mail Scam

E-mails from operators claiming to be high-ranking officials in the Government, Armed Forces or major industries are being sent worldwide and appear to have originated from various African countries (although this is not always the case) asking you to supply bank details to enable them to get large sums of money out of Nigeria through those accounts - in return for a large percentage.

What actually happens is your account is immediately emptied.

United StatesU.S. Secret Service
419.fcd@usss.treas.gov

United KingdomSpecialist Crime OCU Fraud Squad:
fraud.alert@met.police.uk

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