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  As of September 27, 2001: The RCMP has advised the Bureau that: "Two BC residents have received lengthy jail sentences in a Los Angeles Federal Court following felony convictions for Wire and Mail fraud related to a foreign lottery jackpot scheme that targeted elderly U.S. citizens. The scheme, operating out of two boiler rooms located in Vancouver, started in early 1999
  and continued through 2000. A total of 1,400 U.S. residents were identified by investigators and reported losses totaling $1.9 million US. Authorities believe that many additional victims of the scheme failed to file a report due to embarassment.
  
  Wilson Chucks Okike, 29 years, a native of Nigeria, now a Canadian citizen of Surrey, B.C. received a 7 year jail sentence for his involvement in the scheme. Basil Mark Steeves, 33 years, a Canadian citizen of Surrey, B.C. received a 2
  1/2 year sentence. Both men have been in custody in Los Angeles since their arrest in Blaine, Washington on December 6, 2000.
  
  The convictions follow an investigation conducted by the RCMP "E" Division Commercial Crime Section Telemarketing Task Force and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Subsequent to the arrests of Okike and Steeves, the Task Force seized $1.7 million Cdn in cash and property that will ultimately be returned to the victims.
  
  In order to commit the complicated scheme, Okike and Steeves established and operated front companies under the names Royal Flush Ltd., North Klassen Services, Globallot Services and Intersweeps Management Services. The victims were contacted by boiler room employees and told they had won large foreign lottery prizes but, in order to receive payment, were required to submit payments for taxes, duties, attorney's fees or administrative fees. No winnings were ever delivered and in many cases the victims were re-victimized by a money
  recovery scheme. In one case an 80-year-old woman, believing she has won a $27 million prize, lost a total of $230,000 US before family members realized what was happening."
  
  As of September 20, 2000: One of the Directors of this company is also a Director of Royal Flush Systems Network Inc. The report on Royal Flush Systems Network Inc is available under the number of (604) 244 - 8783.