Yet another amusing scam...

[janikphoto]

I know these phishing emails are a dime a dozen, but come on... pretending to be the FBI in this one? Did the FBI start hiring third grade immigrants that flunked out of ESL classes?!? I love the lack of sentence structure and random punctuation, the all CAPS, and the comment that other "impostors" might try to contact me, so only trust him!


Subject: FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
From: "FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C." <iyke_john@yahoo.com>

FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001.

ATTN,

GOOD NEWS, WE HAVE A MEETING WITH INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA OVER YOUR LONG OVERDUE CONTRACT PAYMENT AND WE INFORMED THEM THAT YOUR FUND SHOULD NOT COST YOU ANYTHING BECAUSE IS YOUR MONEY WHICH WE FINALLY REACHED TO AGREEMENT YESTERDAY THAT ALL THE PAYMENT WILL BE PAID VIA ATM SMART CARD BEEN THE SIMPLEST WAY TO TRANSFER HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO AVOID COST OF TRANSFER AND OTHER STATUTORY DOCUMENT UNITED STATES DOCUMENT LIKE (UNITED STATES PATRIOT ACT ) WHICH WE STRETCHED TO HAVE A STRUNG AGREEMENT OVER THE PAYMENT THAT WILL COST YOU ONLY $82 USD ONLY FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM SMART CARD VIA UPS OR FEDEX DELIVERING COMPANY.

HOWEVER, YOU HAVE ONLY TWO WORKING DAYS TO SEND THIS $82 U.S. DOLLARS TO FEDEX OR UPS COURIER COMPANY FOR DELIVERING OF YOUR CARD,IF WE DON’T HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION; THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WILL NOT HESITATE BY GIVEN INSTRUCTION TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA TO CANCEL YOUR PAYMENT THAT HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED IN ATM SMART CARD .

I WANT YOU TO READ BELOW CAREFULLY, THE NOTICE BELOW STAND AS CAUTION BEFORE IT IS LATE. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, YOU MUST BE CONSCIOUS OF THIS PROJECT, AS I WILL SOON CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION WITH YOU, LET THIS STAND AS A WARNING BEFORE YOU INCASE YOU RECEIVED ANY E-MAILS, OR CALLS REGARDING TO THIS FROM ANY INDIVIDUALS CLAIMED TO BE ME,

OR E-MAILS, CALLS FROM ANY ORGANIZATION TO YOU, SUCH MUST BE FORWARDED TO US IMMEDIATELY , IT MIGHT COME TO YOU WITH DIFFERENT PROPOSALS WITH DIFFERENT NAMES INCLUDING MY NAME ASKING YOU TO COME AND CLAIM YOUR ESTATE OR EVEN FUNDS BELONGING TO YOU OR TO SOMEBODY YOU DO NOT KNOW, I URGE YOU TO IGNORE SUCH E-MAILS OR CALLS, WHILE YOU FORWARD IT TO US. I WANT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION, AGAIN WITHOUT THIS CODE (911) DON’T GET BACK TO THIS OFFICE .

MOREOVER, FIRST BATCH OF YOUR CARD WHICH CONTAINS 3,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS HAS BEEN ACTIVATED AND IS THE TOTAL FUND LOADED INSIDE THE CARD. YOUR FUND WHICH IS IN TOTAL 10,500.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS WILL COME IN BATCHES OF 3,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST BATCH.

YOUR PAYMENT WOULD BE SENT TO YOU VIA UPS OR FEDEX, BECAUSE WE HAVE SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THEM WHICH SHOULD EXPIRED BY OCT 5TH. BELOW ARE FEW LIST OF TRACKING NUMBERS YOU CAN TRACK FROM UPS
WEBSITE(Shipping, Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Management from UPS) TO CONFIRM PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT SUCCESSFULLY.

JOHNNY ALMANTE ==============1Z2X59394198080570
GARY METZGER ==============1Z2X59394195952759
GLEN PAPANIKAS ==============1Z2X59394198690947
CAROL R BUCZYNSKI ==============1Z2X59394197862530
KARIMA EMELIA TAYLOR ==============1Z2X59394198591527
LISA LAIRD ==============1Z2X59394196641913
POLLY SHAYKIN ==============1Z2X59394198817702

MOREOVER, THIS IS ANOTHER PEOPLE THAT RECEIVED THERE PAYMENT THROUGH FEDEX WEBSITE (Global Homepage).

RICHARD AUTRY ============== 869713119185
GARY METZGER ============== 871363130860
MARK STUBBS ==============871363116168

HOWEVER, WE HEREBY ADVISED YOU THAT BASED ON OUR RECOMMENDATION/INSTRUCTIONS, YOUR COMPLETE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE OVER-DUE FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY UPON YOUR CONTACT TO THE NEWLY APPOINTED PAYMENT OFFICER THAT WILL HAND OVER YOUR CARD TO UPS COURIER COMPANY WITH THE PAYMENT FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGED. YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO CONTACT DR JAMES LONG APPOINTED DIRECTOR ATM SWIFT CARD/FOREIGN OPERATION DEPT AND ASK HIM HOW CAN FORWARD THE PAYMENT INFORMATION TO FEDEX OF UPS COURIER COMPANY .

CONTACT PERSON:.Rev Fr. JAMES WILLIAMS
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: jameswilliams201026@yahoo.com
PRIVATE DIRECT PHONE +234-802-947-7094


YOU'RE ADVISED TO CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY SO AS TO ENABLE HIM FACILITATE THE SPEEDY PROCESSING AND RELEASE OF YOUR DELIVERY SINCE IS THE ONLY $82 USD THAT IS KEEPING YOUR CARD THEIR IN AFRICA. CONTACT HIM WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS BELOW:

1. YOUR FULL NAME............................
2. CONTACT ADDRESS .........................................
3. YOUR AGE............................................
4. OCCUPATION........................................ ..
5. PHONES AND FAX NUMBER..................

NOTE: YOU'RE ADVISED TO FURNISH THE NEWLY APPOINTED PAYMASTER GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION WITH YOUR CORRECT AND VALID DETAILS TO ENABLE HIM EXPEDITE SPEEDY ACTION ON THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PAYMENT. WE EXPECT YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL TO ENABLE US MONITOR THIS PAYMENT DELIVERY EFFECTIVELY THEREBY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AS DIRECTED TO AVOID FURTHER DELAY.

YOU’RE ALSO EXPECTED TO FOLLOW HIS ADVICE AND DIRECTIVES TO AVOID DELAY IN RELEASING YOUR PAYMENT BECAUSE YOUR PAYMENT FILE HAS ALREADY BEEN MOVED TO HIS OFFICE FOR PROCESSING AND VERIFICATION.

CONGRATULATIONS.
IN GOD WE TRUST.
YOURS IN SERVICE,
ROBERT MUELLER

[daveb]

Originally Posted by janikphoto

CONGRATULATIONS.
IN GOD WE TRUST.
YOURS IN SERVICE,
ROBERT MUELLER

Thats special

[janikphoto]

Originally Posted by daveb

Thats special

I bet that's exactly how every FBI agent signs the end of his/her correspondence! Boy, this is the perfect scam!

[jkderby]

Reply back that you are the CIA checking up on them.

[jeffclow]

Appreciate you sharing this....the atrocious english and grammar made me laugh out loud.

Thanks for that laugh.

[brewercm]

Yep, most all of our FBI agents use a yahoo email account for official business like this. BTW, what the hell is 3,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS, and 10,500.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS.

[KrisLos]

...and just for fun I decided to check out the tracking numbers....funny all of the UPS deliveries were in September 2009!!

[Big Dog]

Originally Posted by jeffclow

Appreciate you sharing this....the atrocious english and grammar made me laugh out loud.

Well, at least he or she knew the difference between your and you're.

[janikphoto]

Originally Posted by brewercm

Yep, most all of our FBI agents use a yahoo email account for official business like this. BTW, what the hell is 3,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS, and 10,500.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS.

Well, we all know that a million dollars is $1,000,000. The trust-worthy FBI agent is declaring that I am getting 3,000.000.00 million dollars, so it is basically 3,000.000.00 x $1,000,000. Now, the big question is what does 3,000.000.00 equate to? Well, I was very clearly taught that the first decimal point you encounter is where the whole numbers and fractions meet. This must mean that 3,000.000.00 is three thousand! So, three thousand times one million equals... $3,000,000,000.00 US Dollars!!!!!

I'm rich!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

and, of course you know from the email that the FBI wants to put this amount on an ATM debit card for me. How nice of them.