My pet peeves include any kind of spam, and I use SpamCop and the web mail’s junk reporting for every one that makes it through to me.  For e-mail like the one you received, I additionally report to:  http://www.ic3.gov/

Meanwhile the Nigerian Finance minister is confused as to why everyone keeps turning down his plea for help.

Meanwhile the Nigerian Finance minister is confused as to why everyone keeps turning down his plea for help.

Yeah, when just raising the inheritance tax would solve all their financial issues!

But honestly, does anyone think that these Nigerian spammers have a serious case of blockheadedness too? A case of overdone patriotism? I mean, by now, many people HAVE heard of the Nigerian spam. They will be suspicious, even if they are normally gullible. By simply changing the setup slightly and saying you got an inheritance from Canada or some other unthreatening, normal, place - they’d probably raise their success rate from 0.1% to 0.2%...!

PS: There is a new version that claims to come from a serial killer hired to off you, asking for a bribe so he doesn’t execute his commission. Rude stuff.

from a serial killer hired to

I meant assasin, obviously.

Shit, really reading it closely, its so crude… I could write a better one easily. Maybe I should offer my services to the Nigerian spammers as a proofreader / government procedures advisor. Say for about 10% of the take only. Of course, I would need your bank account number and…

ingolfson- I somehow doubt that anyone who is likely to fall for this stuff is going to notice small errors of spelling, grammar, and logic.  Or perhaps they are deliberate, to give it that certain Nigerian air of second-language verisimilitude.

It’s not crude, it’s how you tell the authentic 419 spam from the fakes.

they call people from USA for wallets

So its all fake then even if the email address is different, becaues this has been seriously freaking me out all day.

golly gee you mean to tell me i am not going to get my $$ what now? i have already sold all my assets to pay for my mothers heart transplant because i thought i had 10 million coming!! now i have NOTHING if you would like to help please send your bank account # and your ss # to…. JUST KIDDING!!! Have a good one ya’ll!!

I received that today.  It had a US email on it.  ( )

I found typos.

I can see how some would think it was legit.

ROBERT S MUELLER, SO CALL F.B.I. AGENT. THAT TELL NOTHING ONLY WANT 1,890.00 NOW,OR I LL SEND BACK U FILE KISS UR 12 MILLION GOOD BYE.

Hey bud i got one too

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITARY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001
Website: http://www.fbi.gov
DATE: 04/15/2008
ATTENTION FUND BENEFICIARY,
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL ADVICE FROM THE FBI FOREIGN REMITTANCE/TELEGRAPHIC DEPT., IT HAS COME TO OUR NOTICE THAT THE C.B.N BANK NIGERIA DISTRICT HAS RELEASED 10,500,000.00 U.S DOLLARS INTO BANK OF AMERICA IN YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY, BY INHERITANCE MEANS.
THE C.B.N BANK NIGERIA KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FACILITIES TO EFFECT THIS PAYMENT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO YOUR ACCOUNT, USED WHAT WE KNOW AS A SECRET DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT PAYMENT S.T.D.P TO PAY THIS FUND THROUGH WIRE TRANSFER,THEY USED THIS MEANS TO COMPLETE THE PAYMENT.
THEY ARE STILL, WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION FROM YOU ON THE ALREADY TRANSFERRED FUNDS WHICH WAS MADE IN DIRECT TRANSFER SO THAT THEY CAN DO FINAL CREDITING TO YOUR ACCOUNT. SECRET DIPLOMATIC PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE UNLESS THE FUNDS ARE RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTIVITIES WHY MUST YOUR PAYMENT BE MADE IN SECRET TRANSFER , IF YOUR TRANSACTION IS LEGITIMATE,IF YOU ARE NOT A TERRORIST, THEN WHY DID YOU NOT RECEIVE THE MONEY DIRECTLY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,THIS IS A PURE CODED ,MEANS OF PAYMENT?
RECORDS WHICH WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS METHOD OF PAYMENT IN THE PAST HAS ALWAYS BEEN RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTS, WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO GET INTO TROUBLE AS SOON AS THESE FUNDS REFLECT IN YOUR ACCOUNT IN THE U.S.A, SO IT IS OUR DUTY AS A WORD WIDE COMMISSION TO CORRECT THIS LITTLE PROBLEM BEFORE THIS FUND WILL BE CREDITED INTO YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT.
DUE TO THE INCREASED DIFFICULTY AND UNNECESSARY SCRUTINY BY THE AMERICAN AUTHORITIES WHEN FUNDS COME FROM OUTSIDE OF EUROPE, AND THE MIDDLE EAST, THE F.B.I BANK COMMISSION FOR EUROPE HAS STOPPED THE TRANSFER ON ITS WAY TO DELIVER PAYMENT OF $10,500,000.00 TO DEBIT YOUR RESERVE ACCOUNT AND PAY YOU THROUGH A SECURED DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT ACCOUNT (S.D.T.A). WE GOVERN AND OVERSEES FUNDS TRANSFER FOR THE WORLD BANK AND THE REST OF THE WORLD.
WE ADVICE YOU CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY,AS THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN STOPPED AND ARE BEING HELD IN OUR CUSTODY ,UNTIL YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH A DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST) WITHING 3 DAYS FROM THE WORLD LOCAL BANK THAT AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER FROM WHERE THE FUNDS WAS TRANSFERRED FROM TO CERTIFY THAT THE FUNDS THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE FROM NIGERIA ARE ANTITERRORIST/DRUG FREE OR WE SHALL HAVE CAUSE TO CROSS AND IMPOUND THE PAYMENT,WE SHALL RELEASE THE FUNDS IMMEEDIATELY WE RECEIVE THIS LEGAL DOCUMENTS .
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We have decided to contact you directly to acquire the proper verifications and proof from you to show that you are the rightful person to receive this fund, because of the amount involve,we want to make sure is a clean and legal money you are about to receive. Be informed that the fund are now in United State in your name , but right now we have ask the bank not to release the fund to anybody that comes to them , unless we ask them to do so, because we have to carry out our investigations first before releasing the fund to you. Note that the fund is in the BANK OF AMERICA right now, but we have ask them not to credit the fund to you yet, because we need a solid proof and verifications from you before releasing the funds.
So to this regards you are to re-assure and proof to us that what you are about to receive is a clean money by sending to us FBI Identification Record and also Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer(DIST) to satisfy to us that the money your about to receive is legitimate and real money. You are to forward the documents to us immediately if you have it in your possession, if you don’t have it let us know so that we will direct and inform you where to obtain the document and send to us so that we will ask the bank holding the funds the Bank Of America to go ahead Crediting your account immediately.
This Documents are to be issued to you from the World Local Bank that Authorized the transfer, so get back to us immediately if you don’t have the document so that we will inform you the particular place to obtain the document in United Kingdom U.K, because we have come to realize that the fund was Authorized by H.S.B.C Bank in London.
An FBI Identification Record and Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer(DIST) often referred to as a Criminal History Record or Rap Sheet, is a listing of certain information taken from fingerprint submissions retained by the FBI in connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal employment, naturalization, or military service.
THESE CONDITION IS
VALID UNTIL 22TH OF APR 2008 AFTER WE SHALL TAKE ACTIONS ON CANCELLING THE PAYMENT AND THEN CHARGE YOU FOR ILLEGALLY MOVING FUNDS OUT OF NIGERIA .
GURANTEE: FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED ON CONFIRMATION OF THE DOCUMENT.
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FINAL INSTRUCTION:
60F CREDIT PAYMENT INSTRUCTION: IRREVOCABLE CREDIT GUARANTEE
61E BENEFICIARY HAS FULL POWER WHEN VALIDATION IS CLEARED
62 BENNEFICIARIES BANK IN U.S.A., CAN ONLY RELEASE FUNDS-
62 UPON CONFIRMATION FROM THE WORLD BANK/UNITED NATIONS.
64 BEARERS MUST CLEAR BANK PROTOCOL AND VALIDATION REQUEST
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NOTE: We have asked for the above documents to make available the most complete and up-to date records possible for the enhancement of public safety, welfare and security of Society while recognizing the importance of individual privacy rights.. If you fail to provide the Documents to us, we will charge you with the FBI and take our proper action against you for not proofing to us the legitimate of the fund you are about to receive.
The United States Department of Justice Order 556-73 establishes rules and regulations for the subject of an FBI Identification Record to obtain a copy of his or her own Record for review. The FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division processes these requests to check illegal activities in U.S.A.
An individual may request a copy of his or her own FBI Identification Record for personal review or to challenge information on the Record. Other reasons an individual may request a copy of his or her own Identification Record may include international adoption or to satisfy a requirement to live or work in a foreign country or receive funds from another country (i.e., Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer, letter of good conduct, criminal history background, etc.)
FBI Director
RMuellerobert S. , III

Hey, if they believe in Sky Daddy, why not believe the FBI is trying to help them receive $10,500,000.00? Seems to me to be a small stretch.     

WOW… THOSE NI-SCAMMERS ARE SURE PERSISTENT aren’t they.  I just received the first of the FBI guy scam [April 16, 2008] my brother’s birthday by the way… sorry I digress.  But seriously, I have received over 90 or more of the various fradulent lottery, pleas for a dying christian woman, professor Sulodo (CBN), a guy who died in an airplane crash with whole family… by the way he crashed 5 times in less than two years by my nigerian scumbags. I even had them to call me at 4:30 in the morning, 62 times when I was a novice to the 419 scum… I mean scam.  I got upsetting followup emails from “madames” who insisted that I send the money asap.  This went on for a while, to the point that I was mailed a $5000.00 bogus check to cover the “courier fees” for my consignment box full of cash to be dropped at my doorsteps.  The check was to be cashed and $300 to pay the courier, and the remainder to be sent back to the Big Sounding Official Titled Scumbag at CBN.  Lot of cash to be charged to my checking account, right.  Only that in a month or so, the check would bounce and I would be responsible for the “mistake”.  After checking [no pun intended], out the check… turns out that the bank in Texas that the 5 grand was written on, had that branch shut down eons ago.  But the friend of the Nigerian lowlife, living in Texas had somehow stolen blank checks from that branch, and used it to complete the scheme of CBN having a “trusting american account”... it gets better or worse, depending on if you are John Walsh or wanting comic relief.  The Soludo fellow had me call a confidant in West Virginia to verify the honesty of this transaction.  A gentleman answered and very quickly said, “Dr. Whoever name and diplomatic title give to me at the time… was an honest man”.  He refused to answer any questions other than that comment.  O.K., I’m slightly convienced, but skeptical.  Upon taking the bogus check to my bank, the branch manager suggests an investigation.  They did one and I thought of an idea to catch the scumbags by opening an account with only $10.  Although $10 is less than the miminum required to start a checking account at the this bank, the manager complied. Result was that they took the bait, and somehow got my account number to my personal full of money, account… and ashamed to admit… but they slowly drained that account by taking out small amounts at a time.  Not until I received my bank statement did I know that over 24 withdrawals of the same amount had been taken.  By the time I contacted the secret service about the matter, the scumbags had gotten another IP address.  That is the problem with these situations… before any authorities can catchup with them, they move.  I wish a system can be established where immediate action could close in on these bastards before they scam… oops scram.  To be honest with you guys, I think that some american lowlife dude is behind many of these emails.  The hitman/assasin culprit sounds American… WHY… the sentence structure was o.k., the spelling and grammar was atrocious.

I write this lengthy discourse to help warn others that the scam letters come in various forms.  To notice the sentence structure, the grammar, spelling (especially americanized last names like, William instead of Williams, Spear not Spears etc., the use of words that may compensate for the correct one, but any legit company should know the right thing to say and how to say it… I would if I wanted to sale something, even a lie… wouldn’t you?
Oh yeah, someone mentioned this earlier, but THE EMAIL ADDY!
No corporation would use a free email account such as YAHOO.UK, or Hotmail or gmail or any of the newer ones they have begun to use, like Free.UK.

Lastly, one resort I used a few times is to reply to the sender, not the fake counselate or fudicary - see I can’t spell their titles-
while using my no name addy, to send a reply telling them what a lowlife scumbag (from Joe Walsh) they are, and we Americans are not stupid, we have been warned by Western Union and the FBI and T.V. about there 419 schemes.  And that I have just sent their IP address to the U.S. Secret Service along with the authorites in their country before they receive this letter.  Then I SEND IT MULTIPLE TIMES, SOMETIMES CHANGING THE SUBJECT LINE like “I can’t wait”... or… “how do I get my money”... well you get the idea… and on this note I will close and say stay alert to any official (Bank letters saying your account is frozen, so give them your info. so they can reactivate it… NO BANK SENDS EMAILS SUCH AS THESE EVER).  So be warned that if they address you as “Dear Benificiary, or anything except your name- well if you get on a sucker’s list as I have evidently, they may get your first name- be warned do not fall the scum… oops scam.

stupid they really think I was gonna fall for ti but i send them a piece of my mind!!!
anybody want there email to report them i just don’t know how?
http://www.fbiwat.gov@live.com

what are you talking about? I din’t recall!!

——- Original Message——
From: Federal Bureau of Investigations FBI

Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 1:37:50 PM
Subject: FBI Official Notification.

Anti-Terrorist And Monetary Crimes Division
FBI Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
J.Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
http://www.fbi.gov
DATE: 06-25-2008

Attention Fund Beneficiary,

    This is an official advice from the FBI Foreign Remittance Telegraphic Dept, It Has Come To Our Notice That The C.B.N Bank Nigeria District Has Released 10,500,000.00 U.S Dollars Into Bank Of America In Your Name As The Beneficiary, By Inheritance Means.

  The C.B.N Bank Nigeria Knowing Fully Well That They Do Not Have Enough Facilities To Effect This Payment From The United Kingdom To Your Account, Used What We Know As A Secret Diplomatic Transit Payment S.T.D.P To Pay This Fund Through Wire Transfer, They Used This Means To Complete The Payment.

  These letter serves as notification of the present transaction confirmed in your name, on our research and investigations as a mode of operation with the FBI Banking Commission, we investigated a fresh transfer what of million dollars as mentioned above in your name. The funds are undergoing proper verifications to proof the legitimacy of the transaction, you are to provide all the legal documents to back up the transaction and clear all requirements on your behalf.

  They Are Still, Waiting For Confirmation From You On The Already Transferred Funds Which Was Made In Direct Transfer So That They Can Do Final Crediting To Your Account. Secret Diplomatic Payments Are Not Made Unless The Funds Are Related To Terrorist Activities Why Must Your Payment Be Made In Secret Transfer, If Your Transaction Is Legitimate, If You Are Not A Terrorist, Then Why Did You Not Receive The Money Directly Into Your Account, This Is A Pure Coded ,Means Of Payment?
  Records Which We Have Had With This Method Of Payment In The Past Has Always Been Related To Terrorist Acts, We Do Not Want You To Get Into Trouble As Soon As These Funds Reflect In Your Account In The U.S.A, So It Is Our Duty As A Word Wide Commission To Correct This Little Problem Before This Fund Will Be Credited Into Your Personal Account. The funds are presently on hold for further proof of the legal documents before releasing directly to you.

    Due To The Increased Difficulty And Unnecessary Scrutiny By The American Authorities When Funds Come From Outside Of America, precisely Africa, The FBI Bank Commission For Europe Has Stopped The Transfer On Its Way To Deliver Payment Of $10,500,000.00 To Debit Your Reserve Account And Pay You Through A Secured Diplomatic Transit Account (S.D.T.A). We Govern And Oversees Funds Transfer For The World Bank And The Rest Of The World.

  We Advice You Contact Us Immediately, As The Funds Have Been Stopped And Are Being Held In Our Custody ,Until You Can Be Able To Provide Us With A Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer(Dist) Within 3 Days From The World Local Bank That Authorize The Transfer From Where The Funds Was Transferred From To Certify That The Funds That You Are About To Receive From Nigeria Are Antiterrorist/Drug Free Or We Shall Have Cause To Cross And Impound The Payment, We Shall Release The Funds Immediately We Receive This Legal Documents .

  We have decided to contact you directly to acquire the proper verifications and proof from you to show that you are the rightful person to receive this fund, because of the amount involve, we want to make sure is a clean and legal money you are about to receive.  Be informed that the fund are now in United State in your name , but right now we have ask the bank not to release the fund to anybody that comes to them , unless we ask them to do so, because we have to carry out our investigations first before releasing the fund to you. Note that the fund is in the BANK OF AMERICA right now, but we have ask them not to credit the fund to you yet, because we need a solid proof and verifications from you before releasing the funds.

  So to this regards you are to re-assure and proof to us that what you are about to receive is a clean money by sending to us FBI Identification Record and also Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer(DIST) to satisfy to us that the money your about to receive is legitimate and real money. You are to forward the documents to us immediately if you have it in your possession, if you don’t have it let us know so that we will direct and inform you where to obtain the document and send to us so that we will ask the bank holding the funds the Bank Of America to go ahead Crediting your account immediately.

  This Documents are to be issued to you from the World Local Bank that Authorized the transfer, so get back to us immediately if you don’t have the document so that we will inform you the particular place to obtain the document in United Kingdom U.K, because we have come to realize that the fund was Authorized by H.S.B.C Bank in London.
THESE CONDITION IS

  VALID UNTIL 29TH OF JUNE 2008 AFTER WE SHALL TAKE ACTIONS ON CANCELING THE PAYMENT AND THEN CHARGE YOU FOR ILLEGALLY MOVING FUNDS OUT OF NIGERIA .

GUARANTEE: FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED ON CONFIRMATION OF THE DOCUMENT.

Final Instruction:
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60-Credit Payment Instruction: Irrevocable Credit Guarantee
61-Beneficiary Has Full Power When Validation Is Cleared
62-Beneficiaries Bank in U.S.A., Can Only Release Funds
62-Upon Confirmation From The World Bank/United Nations.
64-Bearers Must Clear Bank Protocol and Validation Request
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  The FBI today is providing a warning to the public against an ongoing scheme involving jury service and internet/phones fraud. The public needs to be aware that individuals identifying themselves as U.S. court employees have been telephonically contacting citizens and advising them that they have been selected for jury duty. These individuals ask to verify names and Social Security numbers then ask for credit card numbers. If the request is refused, citizens are then threatened with fines illegally.

The judicial system does not contact people telephonically and ask for personal information such as your Social Security number, date of birth or credit card numbers. If you receive one of these phone calls, do not provide any personal or confidential information to these individuals. This is an attempt to steal or to use your identity by obtaining your name, Social Security number and potentially to apply for credit or credit cards or other loans in your name. It is an attempt to defraud you. Crime and fraud is real, so be careful.

  Working closely with our partners in intelligence, law enforcement, military, and diplomatic circles, the FBI’s primary responsibility is to neutralize terrorist cells and operatives here in the United States and help dismantle terrorist networks/money laundry and internet fraud worldwide. Although protecting the United States from terrorist attacks and money laundry is our first priority, we remain committed to the defense of America against foreign intelligence threats as well as the enforcement of federal criminal laws, all while respecting and defending the Constitution.

  If you’ve ever watched one of those crime dramas on TV and heard the term “NCIC” mentioned in passing and wondered what it was, you’re probably not alone.

  NCIC, which stands for National Crime Information Center, is one of the unsung heroes of crime-fighting—little known to the public, but used every day by law enforcement officers nationwide and even across the border to take terrorists and criminals off the street, find missing persons and property, and save lives.

  We’re very proud of NCIC’s legacy, but what’s most important to us is what it can do today,” says Bush. “We’re constantly trying to make it better and faster.” And we have, with a major technical upgrade in 1999 and important additions of terrorism and gang information in recent years.
         
Robert S. Mueller, III
Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation

I recieve the same thing, I wasn’t sure whether it was real or not. this shit is just freakin me out. help out please.

——- Original Message——
From: Robert S. Mueller 111

To:
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 1:44:37 PM
Subject: Attention: Carol Thao (FROM FBI)

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001
DATE: 29/08/2008
Attention: Carol Thao
FUND BENEFICIARY,
  We received your email, this is not a child play,  we are ready to take you to any length if you failed to proof the legitimate of the fund you are about to receive. As a Federal Commission we are here to protect your interest and the interest of all the United State citizens as well as this great Nation. You have been investigated as the beneficiary of the said funds that is why you are in touch with the FBI for a solid proof before the funds will be release to you.
 
  The said funds is now in U.S Bank in your name which has been placed on hold under the custody of the FBI for further verification and proof before releasing the fund to you.
  You do not have this document in your files, if you did the fund would not have been hold. We did not believe this at first, but when we saw the transfer we had no option than to contact you.
  We have gone through your Identification record and also the informations received from you, we have verified a lot of things about you. It has come to the attention of our Money Trafficking investigation department, that you have some funds valued at U.S $ 10.5 Million to your name, The said payment is awaiting adjudication and crediting to Carol Thao this funds are from Inheritance ‘willed ‘ from C.B.N Bank Nigeria precisely.
  With full concern of The F.B.I and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wish to remind you of the consequences of remitting such huge sums of money without complying fully with the provisions of the Financial and Allied Matters Decree 5 as amended in sub-section C (6) of 2003, which stipulates that any monitory transaction been done in the United States Of America, must have proper records, which duly guarantees and covers the transaction as legitimate and legally acquired and not criminally or terrorist associated funds. This is due to ongoing terrorist activities/economic crimes on and against the United States of America citizens.
    Note that with the information’s we have here, the fund in your name here was release from Federal Republic Of Nigeria.  To this regard you are to contact the EFCC Nigeria where the fund was release from so that they will issue you the required document because they are the only people that can issue you the document. Nobody else have the right or privilege to issue you this document unless the EFCC Nigeria.
 
  You are under an observational /Investigation in connection with money laundering. If your funds comes from a legitimate and legal source, the proper guidelines for you to recover the right of transaction is for you to provide the official monitory transaction release document so that your funds will be legally processed and recorded and accounted for and then finally released to you.
 
  FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONEY LAUNDERING DEPARTMENT) IS HERE to wipe out terrorism, and will stop at no length in doing our duty for the American people.
 
  You have 48 hours to produce legal proof of the below frozen wired transaction number coded: Carol Thao.AZQV9007 owned by Carol Thao
 
  You do not have any rights to receive these funds if the documented legal wire information is not complete.
    For your own good and benefit, you are advice not to send your money to anybody accept the below person that will get the document for you. It have come to our notice that you have been dealing with scammers regarding the present transaction in your name, with the power imposed on us as a high Federal Commission, you are hereby warn and instruction to terminate your involvement with any people or individual contacting you regarding this present transaction.The said funds is now in our custody in your name as the beneficiary, your dealings should be channel to this office alone, if we find out you are still communicating with Imposters you will be charge for advance fraud communication by the Federal Law.
 
  The very heart of FBI operations lies in our investigations—which serve, as our mission states, ‘to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats and to enforce the criminal laws of the United States.‘ So follow our instructions properly to avoid any action before you. Attached a copy of my Office ID for your mutual view and understanding so that you will know exactly whom you are dealing with.
  We currently have jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal law. So you can see that we can track you down through Investigative programs. We have your address and the evidence and status of your wired funds, so we can arrest you anytime anywhere.
  You dont have the required document on your possesion, these document are only to be issue to you from the paying country NIGERIA, to this regards you are advice to contact the EFCC NIGERIA to obtain the document from them to enable the immediate release of the funds in your name.
  We have done our verification on your FBI Identification Record with our Social Security Number, the only document left is the required Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer(DIST) Which should be issue to you from the paying country of the said funds, you are to contact the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) Nigeria to obtain the above required document, find below their contact information’s:
Contact Person: Dr. Bruno Weka.
Email:
Email:
Office Address: 72 western avenue victoria Island Lagos Nigeria…...
T/+234 70305 98150
    Furthermore, be advice that according to the United State Law together with the FBI rules and regulations, you are to obtain the document from the EFCC NIGERIA where the fund was transfer from. Also Note that you are to take care of the Document to be issued to you right away, because due to the content of the document and how important and secured the document is, You are to take care of the document by sending to the EFCC NIGERIA the sum of $550.00 Dollars only for the issuing of the document right away and your $10.5 million will be release to you That is the only way the EFCC NIGERIA will issue you the document, because they are going to issue you the Authentic and Original copy of the document for the relasement of your fund.
  You are here by advice to Contact them through the email address above to acquire from them on how you are going to send the fee to them. Note that you are to do this immediately if you really want your fund to be credited to your personal account and also if you don’t want any action to be fall before you. We have already informed the EFCC NIGERIA about the present situation, so go ahead and contact them immediately. Your fund is now on our custody and will not be release to you unless the required document is confirmed, After that the fund will be release to you immediately without any delay.

NOTE: We have asked for the above documents to make available the most complete and up-to date records possible for no criminal justice purposes.
WARNING: failure to produce the above requirement in the next 48 hours, legal action will be taken immediately by arresting and detaining you, justificated and if found guilty, you will be jailed…... As terrorism, drug trafficking and money laundering is a serious problem in our community today. The F.B.I will not stop at any length in tracking down and prosecuting any criminal who indulge in this criminal act. FORWARD THE DOCUMENT TO US VIA EMAIL ATTACHEMENT AS SOON AS YOU OBTAIN IT.
Faithfully Your’s

Robert S.Mueller 111
FBI Director

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NTI-TERRORIST AND MONETORY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001

DATE: 07/09/2008

ATTENTION: AISSA KARED,

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL ADVISE FROM THE FBI FOREIGN REMITTANCE/TELEGRAPHIC DEPT.:

IT HAS COME TO OUR NOTICE THAT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA {C.B.N} HAS RELEASED 10,500,000.00 U.S DOLLARS INTO BANK OF AMERICA IN YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY, BY INHERITANCE MEANS.

THE C.B.N KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FACILITIES TO EFFECT THIS PAYMENT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO YOUR ACCOUNT, USED WHAT WE KNOW AS A SECRET DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT PAYMENT S.T.D.P TO PAY THIS FUND THROUGH WIRE TRANSFER. IT WAS REVALED THAT YOUR CONFIRMATION IS BEING AWAITED FOR FINAL CREDITING. SECRET DIPLOMATIC PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE UNLESS THE FUNDS ARE RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. WHY YOUR PAYMENT MUST BE MADE IN   SECRET TRANSFER, IF YOUR TRANSACTION IS LEGITIMATE, IF YOU ARE NOT A TERRORIST, AND IS THE FUND NOT PAID DIRECTLY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT???? RECORDS HAVE SHOWN THAT THIS METHOD OF PAYMENT IN THE PAST HAS ALWAYS BEEN RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTS. WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO GET INTO TROUBLE AS SOON AS THESE FUNDS REFLECT IN YOUR ACCOUNT IN THE U.S.A. HENCE WE CONTACT YOU, AS A WORLD-WIDE COMMISSION TO CORRECT THIS LITTLE ANORMALY BEFORE THIS FUND WILL BE CREDITED INTO YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT.

DUE TO THE INCREASED DIFFICULTY AND NECESSARY SCRUTINY BY THE AMERICAN AUTHORITIES WHEN FUNDS COME FROM OUTSIDE OF EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST, THE F.B.I BANK COMMISSION FOR AMERIC HAS STOPPED THE TRANSFER OF THE PAYMENT OF $10,500,000.00. WE GOVERN AND OVERSEE FUNDS TRANSFER FOR THE WORLD BANK AND THE REST OF THE WORLD. WE ADVISE YOU CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY PROVIDING THE DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST) WITHING 3 DAYS FROM THE WORLD LOCAL BANK IN AFFILIATION TO THE FRAUD DEPARTMENT IN NIGERIA THAT AUTHORIZED THE TRANSFER. THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FUNDS THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE FROM NIGERIA ARE ANTI-TERRORIST/DRUG FREE, OR WE SHALL HAVE CAUSE TO CROSS AND IMPOUND THE PAYMENT. HOWEVER, WE SHALL RELEASE THE FUNDS IMMEEDIATELY WE RECEIVE THIS LEGAL DOCUMENTS.
ABOVE ALL, YOU MUST PROVIDE US WITH THE DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER {DIST} WITHIN THREE DAYS OF THIS NOTICE OR MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE TO OUR COOPERATE HEADQUATERS IN WASHINGTON DC. FAILURE WOULD BE TANTAMOUNT TO JAIL TERMS! HOWEVER, WE ARE HERE TO INSTRUCT AND DIRECT YOU TO WHERE APPROPRIATE TO OBTAIN THIS VITAL DOCUMENT IF YOU CANNOT PROCURE IT ON YOUR OWN.

THESE CONDITIONS ARE VALID UNTIL MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER, 2008. AFTERWHICH, WE SHALL TAKE ACTIONS ON CANCELLING THE PAYMENT AND THEN CHARGE YOU FOR ILLEGALLY MOVING FUNDS OUT OF NIGERIA. AND HAVE YOU ARRESTED.

GUARANTEED: FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED ON CONFIRMATION OF THE DOCUMENT.

FINAL INSTRUCTION:
60F   CREDIT PAYMENT INSTRUCTION: IRREVOCABLE CREDIT GUARANTEE
61E   BENEFICIARY HAS FULL POWER WHEN VALIDATION IS CLEARED
62   BENNEFICIARIES BANK IN   U.S.A., CAN ONLY RELEASE FUNDS-
62   UPON CONFIRMATION FROM THE WORLD BANK/UNITED NATIONS.
64   BEARERS MUST CLEAR BANK PROTOCOL AND VALIDATION REQUEST

642 DIST DOCUMENT PROCUREMENT CONFIRMATIONS FROM NIGERIA.

YOURS SINCERELY,

Bill Nicholson

Special Agent.

WASHINGTON DC FBI.
ROOM, 7367
J. EDGAR HOOVER FBI BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20535
Website: http://www.fbi.gov
FBI Seal

Ya. I got that too. I reported it to the ic3.gov site. I tracked the spam email, using ip locator to some Chinese company. I dunno if its actually the spammers’ hub or just a server but the address seemed quite genuine. I reported all the details to the query section that ic3 asks. Maybe my help will aid the FBI track down the spammers…

I am getting tired of these emails, now I am getting one from a FBI Director saying its legit.

“ROBERT MUELLER III
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON D.C
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP
INTERNET

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

We believe this notification meet you in a very good present state of mind and health.The Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington,D.C in conjunction with some other relevant Investigations Agencies here in the United states of America have recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you presently have a transaction going on with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as regard to your over-due contract payment which was fully endorsed in your favor accordingly.

It might interest you to know that we have taken out time in screening through this project as stipulated on our protocol of operation and have finally confirmed that your contract payment is 100% genuine and hitch free from all facet and of which you have the lawful right to claim your fund without any further delay. Having said all this, we will further advise that you go ahead in dealing with the Central Bank office accordingly as we will be monitoring all their services with you as well as your correspondence at all level.

In addition, also be informed that we recently had a meeting with the Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, in the person of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo and Mr. Kingsley Agwor along with some of the top officials of the ministry regarding your case and they made us to understand that your file has been held in abase depending on when you personally come for the claim. They also told us that the only problem they are facing right now is that some unscrupulous element are using this project as an avenue to scam innocent people off their hard earned money by impersonating the Executive Governor and the Central Bank office.

We were also made to understand that a lady with name Mrs. Joan C.Bailey from OHIO has already contacted them and also presented to them all the necessary documentations evidencing your claim purported to have been signed personally by you prior to the release of your contract fund valued at about US$8,000,000.00 (Eight million united states dollars),but the Central Bank office did the wise thing by insisting on hearingfrom you personally before they go ahead on wiring your fund to the Bank informations which was forwarded to them by the above named Lady so that the main reason why they contacted us so as to assist them in making the investigations.

We was further informed that we should warn our dear citizens who must have been informed of the contract payment which was awarded to them from the Central Bank of Nigeria, to be very careful prior to this irregularities so that they don’t fall victim to this ugly circumstance.And should in case you are already dealing with anybody or office claiming to be from the Central Bank of Nigeria, you are further advised to STOP further contact with them in your best interest and then contact immediately the real office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) only with the below informations accordingly:

NAME: PROF. CHUKWUMA SOLUDO

OFFICE ADDRESS: Central Bank of Nigeria,
Central Business District,
Cadastral Zone, Abuja, Federal
Capital Territory, Nigeria.

Email:

NOTE:

In your best interest, any message that doesn’t come from the above email address and phone number should not be replied to and should be disregarded accordingly for security reasons. Meanwhile, we will advise that you contact the Governor of the Central Bank immediately with the above email address and request that they attend to your payment file as directed, so as to enable you receive your contract fund accordingly.

To this effect, you are required to reconfirm and authenticate your given particulars below for certainty and onward processing and release of you funds as we may not be held liable for any wrong payment.

YOUR FULL NAME:
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
YOUR PHONE NUMBER:
SEX:
AGE:

Ensure you follow all their procedure as may be required by them as that will further help hasten up the whole procedures as regard to the transfer of your fund to you as designated. Also have in mind that the Central Bank of Nigeria equally have their own protocol of operation as stipulated on their banking terms, so delay could be very dangerous.Once again, we will advise that you contact them with the above email address and make sure you forward to them all the necessary information which they may require from you prior to the release of your fund to you accordingly.

All modalities has already been worked out even before you were contacted and note that we will be monitoring all your dealings with them as you proceed so you don’t have anything to worry about.
All we require from you henceforth is an update so as to enable us be on track with you and the Central Bank of Nigeria. Without wasting much time,will want you to contact them immediately with the above email address so as to enable them attend to your case accordingly without any further delay as time is already running out.

Should in case you need any more informations in regard to this notification, feel free to get back to us so that we can brief you more as we are here to guide you during and after this project has been completely perfected and you have received your contract fund as stated.

Thank you very much for your anticipated co-operation in advance as we earnestly await your urgent response to this matter.

Best Regards,

Robert S. Mueller III
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C.“

What gets me even more than this one—which has now re-emerged—are those from British “barristers” written like something from a retarded 10-year-old for whom English is a second language.

WOW, THEY ALMOST HAD ME, THANK GOD
I FOUND THIS SITE! THEY JUST WONT
GIVE UP. ANYWAY THANK YOU.