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          “Oh, THAT'S your address? Of course I totally trust you!”

> From: "Mrs. Morgan Sherry" <[email protected] [1]>
> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
> Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 18:16:11 -0700
>
> Hello Beloved,
>
> I am Mrs. Morgan Sherry, I am a US citizen, 48 years Old. I reside in
> District of Columbia 20534. My residential address is as follows 320 First
> Street, NW Washington, District of Columbia 20534, United States, am
> thinking of moving since I am now wealthy. I am one of those that took part
> in the Compensation in Nigeria many years ago and they refused to pay me, I
> had paid over $42,000 while in the US, trying to get my payment all to no
> avail.
>
> So I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my compensation documents,
> and I was directed to meet Barrister Larry Ego, who is the member of
> COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE and a Human Rights Activist (Lawyer), and I
> contacted him and he explained everything to me. He said whoever is
> contacting us through emails are fake.
>
> He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment.
> Right now I am the most happiest woman on earth because I have received my
> compensation funds amounting to $15,000,000.00 Moreover, Barrister Larry
> Ego, showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their
> payments and I saw your email as one of the scam victims, that is why I
> decided to email you to stop dealing with those people, they are not with
> your fund, they are only making money out of you. I will advise you to
> contact Barrister Larry Ego.
>
> You have to contact him directly on this information below.
>
> COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE
>  Name: Dr Larry Ego (Lawyer)
>  Email: [email protected] [2]
>  TELL: +234-7042778612
>
> You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you
> and telling you that your fund is with them, it is not in anyway with them,
> they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you
> have nothing.
>
> The only money I paid after I met Barrister Larry Ego was just $350 for the
> paper works, take note of that.
>
> Thank You and Be Blessed …
>
> Mrs. Morgan Sherry
>  320 First Street, NW
>  Washington, District of Columbia 20534 USA.
>

I almost skipped over this Nigerian 419 scam [3] but the very specific postal
address of the sender struck me as odd … really? From Washington, D.C
(District of Columbia) [4]? I've never seen such a specific address listed in
any of the Nigernal scam letters I get. So I decided to check it out.

For the record, 320 First Street NW [5] is about two blocks away from the
Capitol Building [6]. It's also the address for the central office of the
Federal Bureau of Prisons [7].

Somehow, that's just fitting.

[1] mailto:[email protected]
[2] mailto:[email protected]
[3] http://www.419eater.com/
[4] http://dc.gov/
[5] http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=320+First+Street,+NW+Washington,+District+of+Columbia+20534&aq=&sll=38.893797,-77.012036&sspn=0.007891,0.012252&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=320+1st+St+NW,+Washington+D.C.,+District+of+Columbia+20001&ll=38.893805,-77.012175&spn=0.007891,0.012252&z=17
[6] http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/
[7] http://www.bop.gov/

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