Has someone offered you a huge sum of money or a valuable consignment? It's a 419 or advance fee fraud - find out how they work, and what to do to be safe.
by Obi-Wan Knievel Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:46 pm
Normally, a scammer will send something like this (and something just as pathetic) to support their existing scam. This letter, however, came right out of the blue.
from FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION [email protected]
to [email protected]
date 21 August 2008 17:31
subject F.B.I (FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION)
mailed-by googlemail.com
__________________________________________________________

Official FBI Seal

OFFICIAL FBI SEAL
OFFICE OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
F.B.I (FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION)
FROM WIKIPEDIA USA.

NOTICE... NOTICE.


ATTENTION;

We have discovered through our intelligent monitoring network that you
have a transaction going with central bank of Nigeria as an
inheritance payment in a tone of $25million dollars, which has been
approved from our office.

However, we the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) Washington D.C
in conjunction with the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)
Nigeria have screamed through our Monitoring Network which notified us
that the Transaction you have with Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) is
noting but legal .So you have to go ahead and deal with above Central
Bank Of Nigeria for we are monitoring all of there service with the
help of Efcc Nigeria.

Instruction to follow their banking procedures has been given to you
since because they have their own legal procedure which we have
examined and found out that it is legally authorized .thanks for
listening to our encouragement.

Note: you have only nine working days to finish this transaction
because we have all your information here with us. we will also like
to notify you that you will only need to contact the following through
the below email address, he is the one who is legally in charge of
your transaction, and he is the only person you should trust, aside
him please do not trust any other person,

Name peter attah

Email address [email protected] or [email protected] or
[email protected]

Make sure you contact only this email address, and follow all his
instruction even if he ask you to make any payment go ahead and do
that, but before you make any payment always notify us so that we will
monitor every transaction., also take note that he works with the code
friend

Regards.

Robert Muller.
DIRECTOR FBI.


THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
YOU ARE ADVICED TO CONTACT US SOON
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.(FBI)
FBI HEADQUARTER
FEDERAL BUREAU OFINVESTIGATION (FBI)
J.EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
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