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EFCC detains American lady over $760,668 fake cheques
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has detained a 24- year-old American lady, Sharon Denis Thorpe, over her involvement in a counterfeit cheque scam valued at $760, 668.DEAREST, I AM SHARON DENIS THORPE, AN AMERICAN WOMAN STRANDED IN NIGERIA. I GOT YOUR PROFILE FROM THE INTERNET AND I KNOW YOU TO BE AN HONEST PERSON. Thorpe, a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina, was arrested in Lagos on Saturday, 20 February 2010 while about to board a Qatar Airways flight to Washington DC. I HAVE A NEED TO MOVE $760,668 (760,688 U.S. DOLLARS) IN FUNDS FROM NIGERIA TO ANOTHER COUNTRY OR TO NORTH CAROLINA. The suspect who parades an American passport had been in Nigeria since November 2009, ostensibly on vacation with one Musediku Akorede Kehinde, her fiancé, who is believed to be the mastermind of the crime. BECAUSE AUTHORITIES ARE WATCHING MY TRANSACTIONS I AM WILLING TO PUT THE FUNDS IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND PAY YOU A 40 PERCENT (40%) COMMISSION FOR HOLDING THEM FOR ME. Thorpe has however, told her interrogators that the counterfeit cheques were given to her by one Femi Atoms, a friend of Musediku who is at large. Thorpe, arrested by officials of the State Security Service, SSS, has since been handed over to the EFCC. The suspect is presently being interrogated. Posted by: Fred 2010-03-03 |
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