Stupidest variation of the Nigerian e-mail scam I have seen yet.
Here it is in all of it’s stupidity.
Robert Mueller robertmueller.director@fbi.gov
Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 12:08 PMReply-To: peter_crisps007@hotmail.com
To: undisclosed-recipients
Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crimes Division.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
J. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington D.C
Telephone Number : (425)-296-1679This is to Officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly Investigated by the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System that you are having an illegal Transaction with Imposters claiming to be Prof. Charles C. Soludo of the Central Bank Of Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Aziza, Mr Frank Nweke, none officials of Oceanic Bank, none officials of Zenith Bank and imposter claiming to be the Federal Bureau Of Investigation. During our Investigation, it came to our notice that the reason why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfill your Financial Obligation giving to you in respect of your Contract/Inheritance Payment.
The federal Bureau Of Investigation,Congratulation you Won an ATM Card here in our office.So therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry Of Finance on your behalf and they have brought a solution to your problem by arranging your payment in total of US$8,000,000.00 in an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw money in anywhere of the world. You now have the lawful right to claim your fund in the ATM CARD.Please this offer include the deaf and disable.
Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation is involved in this transaction, all you did have to do is to be rest assured for this is 100% risk free because it is our right to protect the American Citizens. All I did want you to do is proceed and contact the ATM CARD CENTER via email for their requirements to proceed and procure your Approval Slip on your behalf which will cost you $150.00 only and note that your Approval Slip contains details of your PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (PIN) which you will use in activating your ATM CARD in any ATM MACHINE.CONTACT INFORMATION
NAME: MR. Peter Crisps
EMAIL: peter_crisps007@yahoo.comDo contact Mr. Peter Crisps of the ATM CARD CENTRE with your full name, home address, mobile telephone number, home telephone number or work telephone number and bank name so your files would be updated after which he will send the payment informations to you which you will use in making payment of $150.00 via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram for the procurement of your Approval Slip after which the delivery of your ATM CARD will be effected to your designated home address without any further delay.
We order you get back to this office after you open contact with the ATM SWIFT CARD CENTRE and we do await your response so we can move on with our Investigation and make sure your ATM SWIFT CARD gets to you.
Thanks and hope to read from you soon.
FBI Director
Just to day I recieved an e mail said to be from Robert Mueller, Director FBI. This mail had email address of federalbureu_investigationnewyork2@gala.net, can FBI director have such an e mail Id? That is to start with. This letter also says that I should only answer either phone call or e mail if it comes from Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Tel No;234-808-345-4790, ans e mail charles.soludo80@yahoo.com.
Can such letter be any where near genuine? I have no one in contact with Nigeria, nor I have a contract for $16 million.
Is this too part of the famous scam?
I live in Bombay, India Just for your information
I got the same email today! hahaha
We got the same email today. The English is pretty hilarious.
i can top that. i received email extortion. someone said he was hired to kill me by one of my friends, but he would pass if i pay him $4000 within 10 days. since i did not see the email until months afterward, it would have been nice to get a 2nd email to apologize for tardiness. he signed it Mr.Anthonio Benito, and included 2 addresses:
redbulletpoint@klikni.cz
redbulletpoint10@gmail.com
Pissed, I am!!!
How DARE they use the name of a revered US Agency in such a way?? Why aren’t these thugs in jail?!?!
Yes, I got this same e-mail, but it said robertmueller@fbi.com
d-o-t c-o-m?? really, do they expect me to believe that bull? Furthermore, anyone from the FBI ought to have better grammar than that! I feel really bad for people who fall for these scams. I’ve been hard up before, but never so much as to give my identity away through an e-mail.
I have read that these e-mails continue to come and get threatening. They start to say that the FBI is going to investigate you if you don’t comply and whatnot.
It’s all a bunch of bologna.
Thanks for your blog on it though.
A friend of mine in New Zealand has been scammed on this same thing, different variety though, no ref to FBI. Last week to my great annoyance he sent money.
It is similar to the one described here:
http://blogofscams.wordpress.com/category/trusted-security-solutions/
If this is some elaborate bait in the manner of a double-agent, rather than a ruthless and scurrilous scammer, know that you have my derision. My friend is merely a sickness beneficiary with a debilitating illness and what amounts to a set of partial disabilities, and he does not have an intact memory, let alone sound financial judgement.
This has happened before.
He is likely to try to send more money, unless the ‘penny’ drops (haha).
Could it be useful to save information in his emails, such as ISP, or the details on the supposed ‘receipt’? Or will it all be faked?
How can I help (help him)?
Here is a straight copy of one item he received from ‘Trusted Security Solutions’ supposedly at trustedsecusolu@live.com . This email has a tortoise at the top, its properties show it is apparently from and similar to on this page http://www.sfsenior.com/our_logo.htm
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TRUSTED SECURITY SOLUTIONS
14 AV. CHE GUEVARA
FAZENDA, PRAIA CITY,
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
TEL:+238-2641394
FAX:+238-2641334
Sir,
RE: HSBC/ATM/IRD/CGX/147/08
THIS IS TO CONFIRM THAT WE ARE AWAITING YOU TO FINALIZE OUR INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM CARD TO YOU.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
CARLA SANTOS.
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How can my friend believe that Carlos (oops, Carla) Santos, of Ave Che Guavara, in the Cape Verde Islands, is waiting for more money every week to buy an ATM card he won, that will be somehow be got to my friend and be loaded with $thousands for every day of the week?
I got two. One of them not only had the FBI logo on it but on the bottom was a wee colour piccy of the FBI director – now who in Hell puts piccies on his email? LOL
I got the same email scam also; and my award is only for $10 mills, and it’s waiting for me to claim it. I just have a question? Why don’t someone just knock on my door or dropped it off. The reward surely will be more than $150.00? Lol.
Any how, I am so mad at this scam. I’d print it out and I will personally handed it over to the real FBI department. Just for the hick of it. If the FBI department wants to do something with this scam. Than that will be great. And Remember…..karma ain’t no joke. I believe it will get these rotten people(s) back ten times worser. People nothing is free in this world. Becareful.
I just received this e-mail to day is Oct. 27, 2008. New twist there is a picture of someone in the e-mail. If there were ever a real FBI investigation they would have a heck of a time getting anyone to beleive it. In the last year I have won about a billion dollars and as soon as I tell them I don’t give out my personal information out on the internet and that I won’t send them any money, I don’t hear back from them,
I received the same email scam today from a Det. Mueller and the email address was fbiinvestigationsdepartment2008@hotmail.com How funny are people really I mean why would the FBI be sending emails out and who would believe the email address or his/her language is obsurd. I also received and email from a Hycenth Ezechukwu and a Virginia Duru asking me first to send $280 dollars for a cosignment box which contains billions of dollars and second asking if I would help her and her son escape and put her husbands money in a bank over here so she can survive in her country. Their are so many scams and they are getting worse than ever.
Below is a copy of the email I just received ! Just for the record , I live in Australia so why in the heck would the FBI Director contact me ??
Federal Bureau of Investigation
935 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20535
Attn: Beneficiary,
This is to Officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have
thoroughly Investigated with the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network
System that you are having an illegal Transaction with Impostors claiming to be
Prof. Charles C. Soludo of the Central Bank Of Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Aziza, Mr.
Frank Nweke, none officials of Oceanic Bank, Zenith Banks, Kelvin Young of HSBC,
Ben of FedEx, Ibrahim Sule, Larry Christopher, Puppy Scammers are impostors
claiming to be the Federal Bureau Of Investigation. During our Investigation, we
noticed that the reason why you have not received your payment is because you
have not fulfilled your Financial Obligation given to you in respect of your
Contract/Inheritance Payment. Therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry
Of Finance on your behalf and they have brought a solution to your problem by
coordinating your payment in total USD$11,000.000.00 in an ATM CARD which you
can use to withdraw money from any ATM MACHINE CENTER anywhere in the world
with
CONTACT INFORMATION
NAME: Kelvin Williams
EMAIL: kwilliam007@yahoo.cn
Do contact Mr. Kelvin Williams of the ATM CARD CENTRE with your details:
FULL NAME: HOME ADDRESS:
TELL:
CELL:
CURRENT OCCUPATION:
BANK NAME:
So your files would be updated after which he will send the payment
information’s which you’ll use in making payment of $110.00 via Western
Union Money Transfer or Money Gram Transfer for the procurement of your Approval
Slip after which the delivery of your ATM CARD will be effected to your
designated home address without any further delay. We order you get back to this
office after you have contacted the ATM SWIFTCARD CENTER and we do await your
response so we can move on with our Investigation and make sure your ATM SWIFT
CARD gets to you. Thanks and hope to read from you soon. FBI Director Robert S.
Mueller III.
Note: Do disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to
be in possession of your ATM CARD, you are hereby advised only to be in contact
with Mr. Kelvin Williams of the ATM CARD CENTRE who is the rightful person to
deal with in regards to your ATM CARD PAYMENT and forward any emails you get
from impostors to this office so we could act upon and commence investigation.
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No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG.
Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1860 – Release Date: 12/21/08 3:08 PM
I have just received an email , reputing to be from The FBI Director, in the same vein as the above mentioned ones . I live in Australia so why in the heck would the FBI contact me ?
I’m french and i just received an email from mr.robertmueller1@sify.com
the same email as you the adresse to answer was:kelvinwilliams02@sify.com
To the FBI Headquarters,
I received (supposedly) from your office, an email stating that I had won this years promo award of UK National Lottery and apparently it was transferred to Africa by mistake. The email was from “FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, 111. I know this must be a scam, but what can be done about people like this?
Waiting for your reply, yours truly,
Fred Fellows
I have been receiving these for some time and have been continuously ignoring them. They are now claiming to be working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Isn’t there something we can all do to stop these guy/girls. There are many people out there that will fall for these scams. I am enraged that they can’t get a life and quit praying on poor innocent people. Darian
Here is a copy of the email I got, but it involves jail time. I did contact the fbi’s ic3? dept in regards to this email. Being 5 and a half months pregnant, I personally felt victimized.
Phone: 206-337-1757
DATE: 06/11/2009
ATTENTION:
Fund Beneficiary.
OFFICIAL WARNING FROM THE FBI FOREIGN REMITTANCE/TELEGRAPHIC DEPT.:
It has been discovered that your contract/inheritance/winning FUND was about being transferred to an unknown account under your name. This attempt was perpetrated by someone who claims to be working for you, and that you have given him due authority to
have the FUND moved to the account specified below:
SOUTHWESTERN FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
WESCORP 924 OVERLAND COURT
SAN DIMAS, CA 91772. USA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 322079133
ABA/ROUTING NUMBER: 1220-41-21-9
SHARETYPE NO.: 25
FINAL CREDIT HABIB FENZI AND CO. (Beneficiary).
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) waded in after being alerted by the supposed bank. We investigated and found that there is a possible money laundering activity in play. The FUND (US$12,000,000.00) was found to be deposited in Bank of America in your name pending your consent to have it transferred to the new account indicated above. It was further revealed that initial FUND transfer originated from Nigeria to England and now here in Bank of America in USA. These transfers did not follow due process in line with the
international FUND transfer rules and regulation.
Consequently, we suspect this be a terrorism funding, drug related fund deposit and/or money laundering. As stated above, the FUND has your name on it; and you must have it cleared of any connection with any of these illegal activities. Be informed that FAILURE to have this cleared out will attract a JAIL TERM. We will not hesitate to visit the full weight of the law upon you if you do not clear this fund. There is every indication that you are involved in this shady deal.
Finally, you are expected to have the CLEARANCE DOCUMENT obtain from where the FUND originated from to have you and your fund cleared. Only then shall we release your FUND as clean money devoid of any illegality, and you will be free of any involvement. To this end, you are to contact Mr. Spencer Lulu of the Anti Graft Department of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (E.F.C.C.) Nigeria and have the DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL of TRANSFER (DIST) CLEARANCE DOCUMENT obtained. Contact him through this direct email address: efccantigraftnig1@centrum.cz Note that you have 72hrs to obtain this crucial Documentation.
This has to be cleared!
You are warned!
Faithfully Yours
Robert S. Mueller 111
FBI Director
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
FBI-Washington Field Office
601 4th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20535
fbiwasing.gov@gmail.com
http://www.fbi.gov
Website: http://www.fbi.gov
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETORY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
FBI-Washington Field Office
601 4th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20535
The worst part about the email is that since I work for the telecommunications industry I know that the 206 area code sent in the email is a washington state area code, not a washington dc area code.
I RECIEVED THE SAME EMAIL TODAY AND HAD MY SON WHO IS A SGT IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND RESEARCHED IT AND CALLED ME LAUGHING AND HE SAID IT WAS STUPID AND DONT BELIEVE IT