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Are there people out there still falling for this scheme? I remember hearing about it in a fraud class about 12 years ago, and the scheme was old then.
This letter was in my inbox today. I'm really glad the FBI is looking into these things for me. Now that I have their stamp of approval I'm so totally moving forward with this:
ROBERT MUELLER III
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FBI.WASHINGTON D.C
INTERNET
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington D.C
in conjunction with some other relevant Investigation Agencies
have recently been informed through our Global intelligence
monitoring network that your over-due contract payment
which was fully endorsed in your favour accordingly by the
Central Bank of Nigeria has not been claimed.
It might interest you to know that we have taken out time
in screening through this project as stipulated on our
protocol of operation and have finally
confirmed that your contract payment is 100% genuine and
hitch free from all facet and of which you have the lawful
right to claim your fund without any further delay.
We further advise that you go ahead in dealing with the
Governor of the Central Bank office accordingly as we will
be monitoring all their services with you as well as your
correspondence at all level.
We were also made to understand that a lady with name Mrs.
Joan C.Bailey from OHIO has already contacted them and also
presented to them all the necessary do entation evidencing your
claim purported to have been signed personally by you prior to
the release of your contract fund valued at about US$8,000,000.00
(Eight million United States Dollars), but the Central Bank office
did the wise thing by insisting on hearing from you personally
before they go ahead on wiring your funds to the Bank information
which was forwarded to them by the above named Lady so that the
main reason why they contacted us so as to assist them in making
the investigation.
Contact immediately the office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
via the private email of the governor with the below information accordingly:
(Please endeavour to use this code while contacting him --"CODE 777" )
NAME: Lamido Sanusi
OFFICE ADDRESS: Central Bank of Nigeria,
Central Business District,
Cadastral Zone, Abuja, Federal
Capital Territory, Nigeria.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +234-805-121-5850
Meanwhile, we will advise that you contact the office
of the Governor of the Central Bank immediately with
the above email address and request that they attend
to your payment file as directed, so as to enable you
receive your contract fund accordingly.
To this effect, you are required to reconfirm and
authenticate your given particulars below for certainty
and onward processing and release of you funds
as we may not be held liable for any wrong payment.
FULL NAMES: __________________________________
CITY: _________________________
STATE: __________________________________
ZIP: ______________
COUNTRY________________________________
SEX: _______________
AGE: __________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER: _____________________
EMAIL ADDRESS: _____________________
Ensure you follow all their procedure as may be required by
them as that will further help hasten up the whole procedure
as regard to the transfer of your fund to you as designated.
Also have in mind that the Central Bank of Nigeria
equally have their own protocol of operation as stipulated
on their banking terms, so delay could be very dangerous.
Thank you very much for your anticipated co-operation in
advance as we earnestly await your urgent response to this matter.
Best Regards,
Robert S. Mueller III
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C.
Private email : [email protected]
Are there people out there still falling for this scheme? I remember hearing about it in a fraud class about 12 years ago, and the scheme was old then.
About time!
lol at the @live.com
I guess the FBI doesn't have their own email service.
Other than that it seems pretty legit to me.
I love how its signed by the head of the FBI. Like he's going to be the one sending these type of e-mails to Joe Schmos.
Forward it to the real FBI...
They had me hook line and sinker till they told me they were from The Government and there to help me. Even the dumbest fools know better than to fall for that.
it does say it's his private email, not his work email.
Congratulations on all that money!
Amazing - those idiots finally managed to hire an adequate guy for translating their mails... got a similar mail in German a couple of month ago... well actually it read like it was written by a goat.
I missed that. In that case congrats on your new found fortune EHJ.
You should see the Slovenian version
They just use a google translation.
Damn....You better hurry before Joan Bailey gets her miserly hands on that cash.
Thank god the FBI is taking care of this...I am still waiting on my payment from the Nigerian government. It was delayed because i needed to send them 5,000 dollars for the transfer...i know it will be here soon.
I cant wait!
I got my 8 million last year and invested it all in sub-prime mortgage derivatives. I can hook you up when you get yours!
Americans would not hyphenate "overdue", nor would they use the very British spelling of the word "favor".
Fairly well written fakery otherwise.
"protocol of operation"
Yet another british english bit.
"Standard procedures" would be more "American".
I actually counted a few grammatical errors.
"hitch free from all facet"
--facet should be plural, and is a very awkward use of the word.
"your correspondence at all level"
--level should be plural.
"and release of you funds"
--you/your up, my pet peeve
A few others where the language usage was a bit stilted.
High quality, but still not quite up to native speaker level.
For a small fee of $5,000 wired via Western Union, I would be happy to offer a full proof-read.
Why is it always Nigeria?
Because that's where the big money is. It's like hitting the UK lottery.
The one informing me i won the lotery was actually pretty decent.You should see the Slovenian version
They just use a google translation.
So then you are fully sponsoring the next gtg?
I hate to be the bearer of bad news EHJ but when I Googled the address for the J. Edgar Hoover Building this is the address that is listed.
J Edgar Hoover FBI Building
(202) 324-3447
950 E St Nw, Washington, DC 20004
The address in the email goes to here:
FBI Recreation Association
(202) 324-3414
935 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, #8704, Washington, DC 20004
Last edited by cherylsteele; 10-14-2009 at 01:47 AM.
I get those too.
I reply: just send me the money instead of telling me I won.
now that I know your secret code, I am going to beat you and the old lady to the money.
don't take it personal......it's just business.
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