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Old 07-25-2011, 12:04 PM
Lynn Bodoni Lynn Bodoni is offline
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An important message from the FBI (spam to point and laugh at)

Hotmail now allows its users to report emails as phishing scams, so I read my spams instead of just deleting everything in the spam folder. I got this beauty in this morning:

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From: ROBERT S. MUELLER III (wwwfbidirector.usgov201@w.cn)
Sent: Mon 7/25/11 10:50 AM
To:
Microsoft SmartScreen marked this message as junk and we'll delete it after ten days.
Wait, it's safe!
ROBERT MUELLER III
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET

Good Day,

We believe this notification meets you in a very good present state of mind and health. We the Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington, DC in conjunction with some other relevant Investigation Agencies here in the United states of America have recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you presently have a transaction going on with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as regards to your over-due contract payment which was fully endorsed in your favor accordingly. We will find a way to fix a schedule for you to come to our head-quarter in Washington DC to enable us advise you on what to do, but meanwhile you are further advised to be contacting us via email for now because we are having various investigations that we are working on now. Keep everything regarding to your transaction confidential for security reasons and note that we have not informed the local FBI department in your state regarding this matter because we want to keep ev erything secret until your fund i

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. Having said all this, we will further advise that you go ahead in dealing with the Central Bank office accordingly as we will be monitoring all their services with you as well as your correspondence at all level. In addendum, also be informed that we recently had a meeting with the Mr. Tunde Lemo The one in charge of funds transfer in Central Bank of Nigeria, in the person of Mr. Tunde Lemo along with some of the top officials of the Ministry regarding your case and they made us to understand that your file has been held in abase depending on when you personally come for the claim. They also told us that the only problem they are facing right now is that some un scrupulous element are using this

They further informed us that we should warn our dear citizens who must have been informed of the contract payment which was awarded to them from the Central Bank of Nigeria, to be very careful prior to these irregularities so that they don't fall victim to this ugly circumstance. And should in case you are already dealing with anybody or office claiming to be from the Central Bank of Nigeria, you are further advised to STOP further contact with them in your best interest and then contact immediately the real office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) only with the below information accordingly:

NAME: MR. TUNDE LEMO
OFFICE ADDRESS: Central Bank of Nigeria, Central Business
District, Cadastral Zone, Abuja,
Federal Capital Territory,
Nigeria.
Email: tundelemoremitttt@gmail.com

NOTE:

In your best interest, any message that doesn't come from the above official email address and phone numbers should not be replied to and should be disregarded accordingly for security reasons. Meanwhile, we will advise that you contact the Central Bank office immediately with the above email address and request that they attend to you payment file as directed so as to enable you receive your contract fund accordingly. Ensure you follow all their procedure as may be required by them as that will further help hasten up the whole procedures as regards 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. Once again, we will advise that you contact them with the above email address and make sure you forward to them all the necessary information which they may require from you prior to the release of your fund to you.All modalities has already been worked out even before you were contacted and note that we will be monitoring all your dealings with them as you proceed so you don't have anything to worry about. All we require from you henceforth is an update so as to enable us be on track with you and the Central Bank of Nigeria. Without wasting much time, will want you to contact them immediately with the above email address so as to enable them attend to your case accordingly without any further delay as time is already running out. Should in case you need any more information in regards to this notification, fee l free to get back to us so that

Best Regards,
Robert S. Mueller III
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA
I feel so very, very protected and cherished. Obviously old Bob Mueller (I refer to him as Bob because he obviously wants to be in a close relationship with me) is really being aggressive in looking out for my interests. I can trust him completely. He doesn't want me to get involved with any of those other shady scams.
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Old 07-25-2011, 12:27 PM
Athena Athena is offline
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I always get warm fuzzy feelings when I see that the official email address of a bank representative is a gmail address. Nothing says "official" like gmail.com. Same with yahoo and aol.com.
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Old 07-25-2011, 12:33 PM
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I always get warm fuzzy feelings when I see that the official email address of a bank representative is a gmail address. Nothing says "official" like gmail.com. Same with yahoo and aol.com.
In this case, apparently the director of the FBI has a w.cn email address. It looks like the FBI is so under-funded that they can't even set up an email system for its senior officials, but have to go to a Chinese equivalent of Gmail.
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Old 07-25-2011, 12:35 PM
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have not informed the local FBI department in your state regarding this matter
I guess Bob doesn't get the definition of Federal. Heh.

So, when do you get your big payment?
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Old 07-25-2011, 01:13 PM
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Man! I had just gotten the original message from Mr Tunde Lemo. If I had only known that it was genuine I wouldn't have deleted it. What I fool I am!

I can see from his email address that he is a cultured individual with an English background. Even his British accent that stutters the 't' at the end of words has migrated into his email.

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Old 07-25-2011, 01:50 PM
Lynn Bodoni Lynn Bodoni is offline
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In this case, apparently the director of the FBI has a w.cn email address. It looks like the FBI is so under-funded that they can't even set up an email system for its senior officials, but have to go to a Chinese equivalent of Gmail.
Hey, it has "usgov201" as part of the address! That makes it official, right?
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