INTERNET CRIME COMPLAINT CENTER (IC3)

Our records indicate that you are eligible to receive restitution for one or more of the internet fraud schemes you’ve been a victim of. The fraudsters were apprehended and have been prosecuted and sentenced. However the prosecuting law firm has been approved by the judge to pay each victim an amount of USD$1,759,910.00 as restitution. You are required to contact the law firm at the below email address and you are to send your reference number which is also stated below. Barrister Wilson Bryan [redacted] Ref: GBV-IP/2785-IRL142/064 Aron Ramsey Director Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) New York, NY 10216 USA.

ATTN: Beneficiary, I am seriously working 24 hours to make sure all funds have to be settled. The reference number on the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) email you have received has matched with what we have in our systems. Your information is being confirmed and all modalities to make your compensation payment to you is being processed. The case was closed base on the following terms; 1) Restitution Order: seized assets shall be liquidated and converted into a restitution fund; 2) Time served plus 68 months and; 3) 10 years of probation and possible deportation, court documents show all the above (available upon request). The perpetrators and other groups of co-offenders had over 2000 aliases originating from Russia, Nigeria, Benin Republic, Ghana, London and many more masking their original identities. Our records indicate that you have been a victim of the fraud because your contact details were found on several devices belonging to the perpetrators. Following court orders, this makes you eligible to receive restitution for damages caused by their crimes. Being that the syndicates operated on an international scale and victimized hundreds of individuals and companies of several nationalities; we determined that the investigation had to be kept private and away from public media to maintain unitary judgment and integrity in international relations. Because this was a private investigation, all victims (including yourself) were represented by a professional court-appointed public defender which happens to be us. You are to kindly reconfirm the following information: Your Full Name: Date of Birth (DOB): Residential Address: Phone Number: Occupation: A Copy of U.S. IRS Tax Clearance Certificate A Copy of Government Issued ID: You are to provide the above information for the processing of your compensation as instructed by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (ICCC) and the FBI. Once the above information is provided, we shall immediately start the processing of your payment and get back to you for subsequent information. In case you do not have the IRS Tax Clearance Certificate; you are to apply for one immediately to receive your restitution payment. Thanks for your cooperation. Faithfully, Barrister Wilson Bryan Director of Payment. On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 5:04 AM <[redacted]> wrote: > OH MY GOSH! I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING! I’M SO OVERWHELMED AND > EXCITED! I JUST GOT A MESSAGE FROM THE INTERNET CRIME COMPLAINT CENTER > SAYING I’M ELIGIBLE FOR $1,759,910.00?! I’M SO TERRIBLY HAPPY AND I CAN’T > EVEN SLEEP! I’VE BEEN SO LONELY FOR SO LONG, LIVING ALONE IN HOUSTON, NEAR > THE GULF COAST, WHERE THE HEAT IS HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE DURING SUMMER, BUT I’M > NOW FULL OF HOPE! > > I JUST WROTE A 3-PAGE LETTER TO BARRISTER WILSON BRYAN, BUT I FORGOT TO > PUT MY REFERENCE NUMBER (GBV-IP/2785-IRL142/064) IN THE HEADER! I’M SO > SORRY, I’M SO SORRY! I’VE BEEN SUCH A DUMB, DUMB, DUMB PERSON! I JUST GOT > UP THIS MORNING AND MY DOG, MISTER BARRY, BIT HIS OWN TAIL WHILE I WAS > TRYING TO MAKE COFFEE AND HE’S NOW SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR WITH A LITTLE > BAND-AGE ON HIS LEFT EAR! > > DO YOU HAVE A SCANNING DEVICE TO HELP ME VERIFY THE DOCUMENTS? I’M SO > SCARED OF BEING SCAMMED AGAIN, BUT I’M ALSO SO FULL OF HOPE! I’M TRYING TO > REBUILD MY LIFE AFTER LOSING MY LAST JOB AT THAT BIG LAW FIRM WHERE I HAD > TO DEFEND A WOMAN WHO WAS ACCUSED OF SELLING FISH ON A BICYCLE IN DALLAS! > IT WAS SUCH A SAD, SAD STORY! > > I JUST HAD A DREAM LAST NIGHT WHERE I WAS A CHIEF JUSTICE IN A FANTASY > WORLD WHERE I HAD A FARM IN NEW ZEALAND AND MY DOG WAS A FIVE-LEGGED SNAKE! > I WOULDN’T EVEN KNOW IF THAT WAS REAL OR A DREAM! > > PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SEND ME A COPY OF THE RESTITUTION CHECK OR ANY > CONFIRMATION LETTER! I’M READY TO PAY A $5 FEE TO GET THIS PROCESS > STARTED! > > DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE FIRM’S OFFICE IS IN NEW YORK? I’D LOVE TO MEET THEM > IN PERSON! DO THEY HAVE A COFFEE SHOP? I’M A TRUE FAN OF MUFFINS AND > CARAMEL SAUCE! > > I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS—CAN I GET A SECOND REFERENCE NUMBER? DO THEY > ACCEPT TEXT MESSAGES? IS THERE A PHONE NUMBER FOR EMERGENCY CONTACTS? I’M > READY TO DO ANYTHING TO GET THIS MONEY! > > Best regards, > Danny Smith > +17163259415

Your funds check will be delivered to you after your payment fee $350 has been confirmed. And your tracking number will be sent to you. On Monday, February 16, 2026, <[redacted]> wrote: > OH MY HEAVENLY GOSPEL! I JUST RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM THE FIRM’S OFFICE IN > NEW YORK—IT’S A REAL LIVE FIRM! I WAS SO SCARED TO THINK I WAS A VICTIM OF > A SCAM, BUT NOW I’M SURE I’M NOT! I JUST CALLED THE FIRM’S PHONE NUMBER (IT > WAS A VOICE MESSAGE FROM A LADY WHO SPOKE LIKE SHE WAS FROM THE 1950s, SAYS > SHE’S A “CASE RESEARCH ASSISTANT” AND SHE SAID SHE WOULD “FIND THE DOG IN > NEW ZEALAND” FOR ME!) I WAS SO EXCITED I SWEAT THROUGH MY SHIRT AND MY DOG, > MISTER BARRY, WOULDN’T STOP BARKING WHILE I WAS TAKING NOTES ON MY PHONE! > > I DID WHAT YOU SAID—I SENT ALL THE INFORMATION: MY NAME (DANNY SMITH), DOB > (JUNE 12, 1983), ADDRESS (79099 Nicole Stream Apt. 539, West Justinbury, KS > 84537, HOUSTON, TX), PHONE NUMBER (+17163259415), AND I EVEN ATTACHED A > COPY OF MY GOVERNMENT ID (I’M A TEXAS DRIVER’S LICENSE WITH A FISH ON > IT—IT’S A MIRACLE!) AND I FOUND A PDF OF MY IRS TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE > ON MY OLD LAPTOP FROM 2013! I’M SO SCARED I’M GOING TO HAVE A PANIC ATTACK, > BUT I’M ALSO SO HAPPY! > > I JUST WENT TO MY NEIGHBOR’S GARDEN TODAY AND ASKED HER IF SHE HAD SEEN A > FIVE-LEGGED SNAKE—SHE SAID YES! SHE SAID SHE SAW ONE LAST NIGHT HUNTING FOR > BANANAS IN HER ROOFTOP GARDEN! I THINK IT WAS MISTER BARRY! > > DO YOU HAVE A SECRET CODE TO VERIFY THE DOCUMENTS? I’M THINKING OF BUYING > A NEW PHONE SO I CAN SEND A TEXT TO THE OFFICE! DO THEY ACCEPT CASH FOR > DOCUMENTS? I’M READY TO PAY A $10 FEE TO MAKE SURE I’M NOT A SCAMMER! > > I ALSO WANTED TO KNOW—DO THEY HAVE A FARM IN NEW ZEALAND? I’M READY TO > MOVE THERE AND BECOME A FARMER! > > PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SEND ME A CONFIRMATION EMAIL WITH A PHOTO OF THE > CHECK! I’M READY TO RECEIVE IT ANY TIME! > > AND… DID YOU KNOW THAT MY DOG BIT A FISH LAST WEEK? IT WAS A BROWN FISH > FROM THE GULF! HE’S STILL CALLING HIMSELF “THE FISH KING”! 🐟💥 > > Best regards, > Danny Smith > +17163259415