Help...Do I need to just ignore this?

I received alot of e-mails from a John Moore and a phone call about a ck he had for me and would send it UPS as soon as I sent him $100. to help pay the shipping cost, as it is a place out of the USA. No, I didn't and now I'm receiving e-mails from [email protected] saying I have 3 days to complete the transaction with John Moore or they will come after me and they hope I know what that means if they do. What is going on? Why am I receiving these threats? Do I need to worry if I just ignore this e-mail? Anyone else been thru this? Thanks for your time. Any help with this would be very much appreciated. Nancy

Hi And welcome to Scamwarners

It is way past my bed time but just quickly, yes, its a scam and your best bet is to delete and ignore it

I am sure you will get more thorough advice shortly

Hi, Nancy, and welcome!

First, there is no cause for worry. The email pretending to be from the FBI is also from the scammers.

Scammers try various ways to convince their victims to send money, and using the name of a law enforcement agency that is widely recognized sometimes works. The FBI does not use email providers like administravos.com. They use fbi.gov.

Just ignore them. Eventually they'll go away. If it annoys you in the meantime, you can always block their emails.

an e-mail from the FBI? How would the FBI even know your e-mail address? E-mail from them would come from the .gov domain anyway

AN INCREASE IN INTERNET SCHEMES CLAIMING TO BE FROM THE FBI

We have increasingly received reports of fraudulent schemes misrepresenting FBI agents, officials, and/or FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III. The fraudulent e-mails give the appearance of legitimacy due to the usage of pictures of the FBI Director, seal, letterhead, and/or banners. The e-mails may also claim to come from our domestic or overseas offices.

The types of schemes utilizing the names of FBI agents, officials, or the Director’s name are typically lottery endorsements and inheritance notifications. However, other fraudulent schemes include threat and extortion e-mails, website monitoring containing malicious computer program attachments (malware), and online auction scams.

The social engineering technique of utilizing the FBI’s name is to intimidate and convince the recipient the e-mail is legitimate.

The FBI does not send out emails soliciting information from citizens.

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

If you have experienced this situation please notify the IC3 by filing a complaint at http://www.ic3.gov.

If you get an e-mail from the FBI director, it is a scam and you need to report it.

Have you received an e-mail from Robert Mueller, the FBI Director or another FBI official? If you have, you need to know it is a scam and you should report the email to Internet Crime Complaint Center.

This scam is in the same nature of those e-mails that tell you that you have won the lottery or inheritance. The thinking is that if you think it is legit, the more likely you are to give out your personal information.

You should know that the FBI do not send e-mails to people they always talk to people on the phone or face to face, so that they can prove you are the right person. They will not ask personal information type questions. If they are the FBI, they will already know the information, so why would they ask?

These scam e-mails have an official looking appearance thank to utilizing pictures of the FBI Director, seal, letterhead and banners. These e-mails also appear to come from domestic and overseas FBI offices.

The scam covers a wide range of threats from extortion, phishing, malware and online action scams.

To get more information on this or future cyber scams go to the official FBI website and visit the FBI page “New E-Scams and Warnings” webpage.

this is definitely a scam, and you will be absolutely safe if you ignore it.

i hope you're reassured that all the experts who posted say it's a scam,
but if you have any concerns about it, you can ask the fbi themselves
they are in the phone book - see http://www.fbi.gov/contact/fo/fo.htm

Just wanted to thank all of you who took the time to help me out with my question. I've taken your advice and ignored them and finally reported them as Spam e-mail and have heard nothing since then. Thanks guys. Hope you all have a nice day! Nancy

Hi Nancy

Glad to hear you are doing well, please feel free to drop in any time if you have any questions or even if you just want to say hello.

It is always a pleasure to help and having comments like your helps with our drive to continue as well so thank you

Take care and visit often