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MelodyL 12-03-2008 11:52 AM

Just got an email from the FBI {a fake FBI "scam"}
 
Get a load of this!! Do these guys really think we are that stupid??
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
ROOM 4-230, KALANIANAOLE FOB
300 ALA MOANA BOULEVARD HONOLULU, HAWAII 96850-0053
http://www.fbi.gov


Attn: Honorable Beneficiary.


We the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI Honolulu) United States Of America have discovered through our intelligent monitoring network that you have a transaction going on as either inheritance payment,Lottery or contract payment in a tone of Millions of United States Dollars which have been approved but have not been settled.

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract /inheritance file after close monitoring and found out why you have not received your payment, both on your part and on the part of your debtors.

Secondly, we have been informed that you are still dealing with the non officials in the bank who are attempting to secure the release of your fund to you. We wish to advise you that this is illegal and you should stop further
communication with them forthwith because such an illegal act like this can lead to cancellation of your fund.we have been having so many complains from people who have been scammed arround the world hence, after concluding in a
meeting with members of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), we came to a conclusion that every payment will be made through the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
(CBN). We also concluded on the use of ELECTRONIC ATM PAYMENT SYSTEM as the only direct means to pay all beneficiaries.

By this method, your funds will be loaded in TWO BATCHES into an ATM card, and
sent to you, from this card you can withdraw a maximum of us$5,000. per day from any ATM machine worldwide, BUT from the financial houses there is no limit. So if you would like to receive your funds in this way please send your
following information to the paying bank.

1. Full name
2. Full address (P.O box not acceptable)
3. Phone and fax #
4.Your balance payment
4. Your age, sex and current occupation

Below are the contact details of the PAYING BANK(ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA) in the Federal Republic Of Nigeria to whom you will send your information for the
processing of the ATM card as soon as possible:

CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Paul Taylor,
HEAD OF OPERATIONS,ATM CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM
DEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION, ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA. (ZBN)
EMAIL: paul_taylor11k@live.com
DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER: +234-8030445305.

The DEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION has been mandated to issue out your payments for this fiscal year 2008. Also for your information, you have to stop any further
communication with any other person(s) or office(s) who claim that to be established agents using it to defraud innocent people worldwide.This is to
avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.

THANKS FOR LISTENING TO OUR ADVISE

Faithfully Yours,
MR .ROBERT S. MUELLER, III
FOR COROPORATE AFFAIRS
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI Honolulu))
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

watsonsh 12-03-2008 11:57 AM

Total scam Mel. Rip that up and throw it out!

CayoKay 12-03-2008 01:46 PM

Besides, Robert S. Mueller is in Washington DC, not Hawaii.

http://www.fbi.gov/libref/directors/directmain.htm

Also, he writes a LOT more eloquently than that scam-spammer!

:D

weegot5kiz 12-03-2008 02:50 PM

problem is Mel there are some who would answer it, thats why they send those out, its got to be the tap water, has to be:Bang-Head:

Jomar 12-03-2008 04:19 PM

I'd send that on to the new york office-

FBI New York
26 Federal Plaza, 23rd. Floor
New York, New York 10278-0004
newyork.fbi.gov
(212) 384-1000

I want to add " fake FBI "SCAM" in to your thread title.

oh look here they already know about the scam...-
http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/


[FRAUDULENT SPAM E-MAIL PURPORTED FROM FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR JOHN S. PISTOLE

A spam e-mail claiming to be from FBI Deputy Director John S. Pistole is currently being circulated. This attempt to defraud is the typical e-mail scam using the name and reputation of an FBI official to create an air of authenticity.

As with many scams, the e-mail advises the recipient that they are the beneficiary of a large sum of money which they will be permitted to access once fees are paid and personal banking information is provided. The appearance of the e-mail leads the reader to believe that it is from FBI Deputy Director John S. Pistole.

THIS E-MAIL IS A HOAX. DO NOT RESPOND.

The IC3 continues to receive and develop intelligence regarding fraud schemes misrepresenting the FBI and/or FBI officials. The scam e-mails give the appearance of legitimacy through the use of pictures of FBI officials, seal, letter head, and/or banners.

These fraud schemes claim to be from domestic as well as international FBI offices. The typical types of schemes utilizing the names of FBI officials and/or the FBI are lottery endorsements and inheritance notifications but can cover a range of scams from threats and malicious computer program attachments (malware) to online auction scams.

These scams use the social engineering technique of employing the FBI's name to intimidate and convince the recipient the e-mail is legitimate.

Please be cautious of any unsolicited e-mail referencing the FBI, Director Mueller, Deputy Director Pistole or any other FBI official claiming that the FBI is endorsing any type of Internet activity.

Always be cautious when responding to requests or special offers delivered through unsolicited e-mail:

* Guard your personal information as well as your account information carefully.
* You should never give any personal, credit, or banking information in response to unsolicited e-mails.

Consumers always need to be alert to unsolicited e-mails. Do not open unsolicited e-mails or click on any embedded links, as they may contain viruses or malware. Providing your PII will compromise your identity!

If you have received this e-mail, or a similar e-mail, please file a complaint at www.IC3.gov.
For previous PSAs concerning e-mail scams targeting the FBI and other government agencies:

* http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/...aud-alert.aspx
* http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/...eck-alert.aspx
* http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/...il2-alert.aspx
* http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/...pam-alert.aspx
* http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/...il3-alert.aspx
* http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/...ail-alert.aspx
* http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/...ler-alert.aspx
* http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/...ess-alert.aspx
* http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/...il2-alert.aspx
* http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/...irs-alert.aspx
* http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/...bi-alert.aspx]

the link for above-
http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/...il4-alert.aspx

mrsD 12-03-2008 05:45 PM

the keyword
 
here is NIGERIA....

This is just another Nigerian scam.

lor 12-03-2008 05:59 PM

They asked for some of your personal information, but they forgot to ask for your social security number :rolleyes:
CayoKay, About writing eloquently, I bet most all ppl write better. :winky:

dahlek 12-03-2008 07:39 PM

Why on earth did you open such an e-mail?
 
Haven't you read, heard, seen that the Fffff Beee EYE only contacts folks in PERSON? Complete usually, with badges and guns. We live in a neighborhood w/lots of military folks who get their clearances updated every couple/three years and they ALWAYS SHOW UP IN PERSON... WITH ID ETC!
'Moral Terpitude' is a very important aspect in the gummint. THEY DO SHOW UP IN PERSON....ALWAYS.. Sometimes even in your workplace! No kidding. But it's not a big thing nor a bad one...

By opening this e-mail you are now on the 'sell' list to at least 4,000 other junk e-mail sources.... If you don't know who's sent it? FBI be hanged, they'd never e-MAIL? BLOCK it and if it was a bulk mail address such as to others on your provider server...notify them of this spam thing... They've infiltrated your provider. You will be getting all sorts of garbage from related and unrelated sources for the next two years at least! Good luck.
By the way? Notify "NIGERIA"? Yep, some folks are 'trusting' or something. Red FLAG?!

I agree w/Jo to contact your local FEEBIES and get them on it. Tho it's not their purview? They will know who to get to check this all out.

:hug:'s to all - j

Jomar 12-03-2008 09:04 PM

More spam/protection info for Microsoft-
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/you...mail/spam.mspx

MelodyL 12-03-2008 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dahlek (Post 419088)
Haven't you read, heard, seen that the Fffff Beee EYE only contacts folks in PERSON? Complete usually, with badges and guns. We live in a neighborhood w/lots of military folks who get their clearances updated every couple/three years and they ALWAYS SHOW UP IN PERSON... WITH ID ETC!
'Moral Terpitude' is a very important aspect in the gummint. THEY DO SHOW UP IN PERSON....ALWAYS.. Sometimes even in your workplace! No kidding. But it's not a big thing nor a bad one...

By opening this e-mail you are now on the 'sell' list to at least 4,000 other junk e-mail sources.... If you don't know who's sent it? FBI be hanged, they'd never e-MAIL? BLOCK it and if it was a bulk mail address such as to others on your provider server...notify them of this spam thing... They've infiltrated your provider. You will be getting all sorts of garbage from related and unrelated sources for the next two years at least! Good luck.
By the way? Notify "NIGERIA"? Yep, some folks are 'trusting' or something. Red FLAG?!

I agree w/Jo to contact your local FEEBIES and get them on it. Tho it's not their purview? They will know who to get to check this all out.

:hug:'s to all - j


I don't open up email. I have a preview pane when I go into Outlook Express. It has the email on the bottom . Then if I want to open it up, I double click on the email. I didn't double click. I just went down to the message preview and copied and pasted it.

Mel


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