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Nigerians Recruit FBI For 419 Scam (Yeah, Like The FBI Does That Stuff Alert)

Posted on 03/30/2009 3:53:29 AM PDT by goldstategop

Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Seattle Division 1110 Third Avenue Seattle, Washington 98101-2904

Payment Code: R5109176K Reg No: 132731593 Date: March 29, 2009

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has discovered through our intelligence Monitoring Network that you are eligible to receive the sum of $7,500,00.00 USD regarding to an over-due Inheritance/Award payment which was fully endorsed to be paid in your favor.

Therefore, the FBI Seattle Division in conjunction with the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Has screened through our various Monitoring Networks and has been confirmed and notified that the transaction you have with the Financial Institution is Legal and you have the Lawful Right to claim your due fund.

The President His Excenllency Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua President of the Federal republic of Nigeria has given us to the final approval to pay your fund to you within the next 48hrs,

Your fund valued $7,500,000.00 USD has been deposited into a Gold smart Card number: 5425 0512 3456 1956 personal identification is ATM- 7997 this card will enable you buy and withdrawal cash anywhere around the world this is done for your own security, with this card you will not have to take the risk of sending us your personnal banking details online as you have been strongly advise by your local bank not to send your banking details to anyone online.

What you are required to do now to Pay the fees of $120.00 USD for the shipment of your Gold Smart card to your choice location, $120.00 USD is the only fees that has been approved by both the FBI and the Bank that you are to pay as cost of Delivery of your Card to you by the courier company.Once the fees is been paid your will get to you in the next 2-3 working day.

Note: Your funds are protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it can be remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the Funds and hence must be provided by you before your fund is transferred to you.

The payment for any of the above options should be sent via Western Union Money Transfer in the name of the Head of Operations Mr. Patrick Ighome.

Find below the payment information.

Name of receiver: Patrick Ighome Office Address: Plot 143, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos 23401 Nigeria. Text Question: In God Answer: We Trust

Name of Sender:..................... Address of Sender:.................. MTCN#...............................

Please contact the Head of Operations Dr.Bryan Rowe Central Bank of Nigeria As soon you make the your payment.

Dr. Bryan Rowe (Head of Operations) International Remittance Department Email: bryanrowe76@post.ro

As soon as he receive your payment, he shall proceed with your fund transfer immediately.

We anticipate your prompt response.

If you need to contact me at any stage please do not hesitate to call (206) 350-6981.

Sincerely,


Steven M. Dean (Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge)
cc Robert Mueller


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Humor
KEYWORDS: 419; advancepayment; fbi; financialfraud; funnymoney; moneycrimes; nigeria; scam; spanishprisoner
You've all heard of Nigerian 419 scams - well this one that came out today has an interesting twist - its endorsed by the FBI! A fool and his money are soonest parted.

1 posted on 03/30/2009 3:53:29 AM PDT by goldstategop
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To: All

Note: The following text is accurate and it is a quote:

http://seattle.fbi.gov/

ALERT TO THE PUBLIC regarding emails falsely claiming to be from the FBI:
Perpetrators of Nigerian-style financial frauds are sending emails and letters to the public that falsely identify themselves as originating from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In some instances, the senders falsely identify themselves as FBI Agents and request the recipient’s personal and financial information. Do not respond to these requests; they are entirely fraudulent. If you receive such an email, please file a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at www.ic3.gov. Your information will assist us in locating the individuals perpetrating these fraud schemes. You are also welcome to contact your local FBI office with questions regarding the authenticity of any correspondence claiming to be from the FBI.


2 posted on 03/30/2009 4:00:54 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy
If its too good to be true - it usually is. The FBI does not cooperate with foreign governments to remit payments to anyone. I received this in my e-mail in-box. The variations on the "advance payment" fee scam are impressive... human greed and the desire for huge wealth is enough to get people hooked.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

3 posted on 03/30/2009 4:08:36 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop
What you are required to do now to Pay the fees of $120.00 USD for the shipment of your Gold Smart card to your choice location, $120.00 USD is the only fees that has been approved by both the FBI and the Bank that you are to pay as cost of Delivery of your Card to you by the courier company.Once the fees is been paid your will get to you in the next 2-3 working day.

I'm a little short- why don't you just take it out of that fat pile, Ace? Consider this an authorization in writing to do so.

Your move.

4 posted on 03/30/2009 4:17:39 AM PDT by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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To: goldstategop

I don’t know why but over the last couple weeks I’ve been deluged by these emails when before I hardly ever got them. Whats up with that?


5 posted on 03/30/2009 4:18:21 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (This country isn't going to hell in a handbasket, it's riding shotgun on an Indy car....)
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To: goldstategop

Why are you wasting bandwidth with a Nigerian scam? Have you only just discovered them?

And your perals of wisdom “A fool and his money are soonest parted” and “human greed and the desire for huge wealth is enough to get people hooked” just blow me away!

How does a blinding flash of the obvious feel?


6 posted on 03/30/2009 4:28:46 AM PDT by Mr. K (physically unable to proofreed (<---oops))
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To: Hot Tabasco

over the last couple weeks I’ve been deluged by these emails when before I hardly ever got them. Whats up with that? ..................................... You have a high credit rating?????


7 posted on 03/30/2009 4:29:02 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Liberals fear the return of The Cleaver Family.)
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To: goldstategop

Actually this one hit my inbox in December. I called the local FBI office and forwarded it to them. The agent I spoke with was laughing.


8 posted on 03/30/2009 4:30:43 AM PDT by CholeraJoe (Turning gold into lead!)
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To: goldstategop

I got one claiming to be from the UN. LOL!


9 posted on 03/30/2009 4:39:06 AM PDT by Islander7 (If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
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To: Bringbackthedraft
You have a high credit rating?????

What would that have to do with these emails?

10 posted on 03/30/2009 5:34:49 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (This country isn't going to hell in a handbasket, it's riding shotgun on an Indy car....)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Just a guess. But fear not, there are forces out there fighting them. http://www.419eater.com/


11 posted on 03/30/2009 5:46:40 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Liberals fear the return of The Cleaver Family.)
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To: lowbridge
Pinging the King of the 419s!

Oh the fun you could have with this one. I doubt the Nigerians would be anything close to eager to report you to the FBI if you happened to represent yourself as an FBI Special Agent. Perhaps Special Agent Mulder should email them back?

12 posted on 03/30/2009 9:32:33 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage...)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Nah, I cant impersonate an FBI agent. The FBI would take a dim view of that. I once provided one of them with a phone number to the FBI office, telling them that was my contact number. Apparently they actually called it, and then later emailed me, complaining “why did you give me the number to the FBI?”


13 posted on 03/30/2009 11:45:15 AM PDT by lowbridge (It's not that liberals are ignorant, it's that they know so much that isn't so - Ronald Reagan)
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