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2010-07-29 20:34:04 -
I am a victim of gold scam crime that happened in Accra-Ghana and i lost $102,000 USD by the name of Mavis Doku and her said family lawyer,[email protected],her uncle Isaac Donkor and her sister Wovenu Geraldo-amoa.
I believed that they made a fake newspaper pretending that Mavis inherited 68 kgs.f gold and was stored in advancedsafekeeping and should be claimed in a certain date.It was sent through a shipping company,shiptoanyplace.
Please be aware of these phisher people.


2010-05-31 05:09:57 -
Have been victim of high level Ghana/Nigeria scam. FBI needs to contact me. I have all evidence to prosecute those involved.


2010-05-03 10:32:50 -
HI
I have to report a fraud by this web dating site that
are sending fake messages from fake person in order to get your subscription and your money.
AMATEURMATCH.COM is the web site name so
don't send any money to these crooks


2010-04-12 19:49:21 -
How many more of these does one have to get befor someone does something? Most of the time when it is reported you get..this is a fraud header..or it just gets returned Mailer-Daemon




From The Desk of: Mr. Fares D. Noujaim.

Bank of America

Credit / Telex Department.

Branch Offices New York

1680 Broadway, New York ,

NY 10019 , USA.

Email:[email protected]

Attn: The Beneficiary,

TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE.



Message : Payment Notification.



We are hereby officially notify you concerning your fund telegraphic Transfer through our bank, Bank of America, New York, to your bank account, which has been officially approved by the management of World Bank Swiss (WBS) to credit the sum of US$18.5 Million into your bank account.



Note that I have started processing your payment and every thing concerning the immediate remittance of your funds will be carried out within the shortest possible time from the time we received your? Below needed information.



Also be informed that the Governor of Bank in London (BL) will sign on your payment advice and a copy of the advice will be sent to the World Bank in Swiss for some record purposes. Meanwhile your information and your full contact details were received from our research manager, Barr. Paul Peterson on your behalf to FRB for immediate release of your fund.



This fund was part of the lodged Late President Saddam Hussein of Iraq discovery fund with World Bank of Switzerland, which the Swiss Bank has decided to distribute it generously to help few lucky individuals and the American Government is in agreement with the Swiss Bank to distribute the fund to 700 hundred thousand people in America, Europe & Asia in other to help improve their businesses.



Therefore, reconfirm the aforesaid information accurately, because this office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong

transfer of funds or liable of any fund credited into an unknown account.



These are the information we needed to be reconfirmed by you.



1.Your Full Bank Account Details,

2 your credit card informations

3.Your Direct Cell or office phone to reach you

4.Your address of locations

5.Your full name

6. Your age and current occupation

7. Attach copy of your identification





Finally, you are required to reconfirm directly to me the above information to enable me use it to process your bill of payment.



Your quick response shall be mostly appreciated; all your response should be directed through our alternative email address for the immediate attention of the credit control department.



Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Fares D. Noujaim.

Vice Chairman, Director, Credit /Telex Department.


2010-02-03 21:48:42 - andrea
This is the email I recieved today, what do I do?
AP



ATM CARD PAYMNETWednesday, February 3, 2010 8:33 AM
From: "Federal Bureau Of Investigation" Add sender to Contacts
To: undisclosed-recipients
Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crimes Division.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
J. Edgar. Hoover Building, Washington D.C




ATTN: BENEFICIARY

This is to Officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly completed an Investigated
with the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System that you are having an illegal transaction with
Impostors claiming to be Prof. Charles C. Soludo of the Central Bank Of Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Aziza, Mr Frank Nweke,Sanusi Bello none officials of Oceanic Bank, none officials of Zenith Bank and some impostors claiming to be
the Federal Bureau Of Investigation agents. During our Investigation, it came to our notice that the reason why you
have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled your Financial Obligation given to you in respect
of your Contract/Inheritance Payment.




So therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry Of Finance on your behalf and they have brought a solution to
your problem by coordinating your payment in the total amount of $800,000.00 USD which will be deposited into an
ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw funds anywhere of the world. You now have the lawful right to claim your
funds which have been deposited into the ATM CARD.




Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been involved in this transaction, you are now to be rest assured
that this transaction is legitimate and completely risk-free as it is our duty to Protect and Serve citizens of the
United States Of America. All you have to do is immediately contact the ATM CARD CENTER via E-mail for instructions
on how to procure your Approval Slip which contains details on how to receive and activate your ATM CARD for
immediate use to withdraw funds being paid to you. We have confirmed that the amount required to procure the
Approval Slip will cost you a total of $200 USD which will be paid directly to the ATM CARD CENTER agent via
Western Union Money Transfer / MoneyGram Money Transfer. Below, you shall find contact details of the Agent whom
will process your transaction:



CONTACT INFORMATION

NAME: MR. PAUL SMITH

EMAIL : [email protected]



Immediately contact Mr. Paul Smith of the ATM Card Centre with the following information:


Full Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Direct Phone Number:
Current Occupation:
Annual Income:



Once you have sent the required information to Mr. Paul Smith he will contact you with instructions on how to make
the payment of $200 USD for the Approval Slip after which he will proceed towards delivery of the ATM CARD without
any further delay. You have hereby been authorized/guaranteed by the Federal Bureau Of Investigation to commence
towards completing this transaction, as there shall be NO delay once payment for the Approval Slip has been made to
the authorized agent.


Once you have completed payment of $200 to the agent in charge of this transaction, immediately contact me back so
as to ensure your ATM CARD gets to you rapidly.


FBI Director


Robert Mueller.


2009-10-20 13:53:28 - Anna
FBI OFFICE GET BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY IF YOU DONT WANT US TO ARREST YOU FOR YOUR OWN GOOD?


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
Tel/Fax: 206-350-8270
THIS CERTIFICATE IS HIGHLY NEEDED!
Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer (DIST).

Dear Beneficiary,
By means of this Message, note that the sum of USD$10, 500, 000.00 US Dollars was Deposited in your name at Bank of america as the beneficiary being for your overdue contract / Inheritance/lottery payment.

Going by our records with this kind of payment in the past, it has always been related to Money Laundry / Terrorist Acts so we do not want you to get into any trouble with the IRS and Homeland Securities as soon as these funds reflect into your Bank Account as it is our duty to correct this problem before this fund will be credited into your personal Bank Account.

To this effect, We have decided to contact you directly to acquire the proper Verifications and prove from you to show that you are the rightful beneficiary to receive this fund because of the amount involve.

In this regards, you are to re-assure and prove to us that the fund you are about to receive is clean and free from illegal activities by sending to us your Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer (DIST) issued by the EFCC OFICE NIGERIA to certify that the money is legitimate.

You are to forward the document to us immediately if you have it, if you don't have it let us know so that we will direct you on how to obtain the document from the EFCC OFICE NIGERIA.

We await for your prompt response on this email.
WARNING: IF YOU FAIL TO PRODUCE THE ABOVE REQUIREMENT IN 72 HOURS, LEGAL ACTION WILL BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY BY ARRESTING AND DETAINING YOU AND IF FOUND GUILTY, YOU WILL BE JAILED. AS TERRORISM, DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUNDERING IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN OUR COMMUNITY TODAY. THE F.B.I WILL GO TO ANY LENGTH IN TRACKING DOWN AND PERSECUTING ANY CRIMINAL WHO INDULGES IN THIS CRIMINAL ACT. FORWARD THE DOCUMENT TO US VIA EMAIL ATTACHEMENT AS SOON AS YOU OBTAIN IT FROM THE EFCC.

Yours Faithfuly.
Mr. Robert S. Mueller, III
Director Federal Bureau of Investigation


2009-09-13 12:31:16 -
I recieved this email today:

FBI OFFICE GET BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY IF YOU DONT WANT US TO ARREST YOU FOR YOUR OWN GOOD
Saturday, September 12, 2009 11:28:57 AMFrom: OFFICE Add to Contacts
To:
This was the subject of my email. I was asked for the following information:

FINAL INSTRUCTION;
1. CREDIT PAYMENT INSTRUCTION: IRREVOCABLE CREDIT GUARANTEE.
2. BENEFICIARY HAS FULL POWER WHEN VALIDATION IS CLEARED.
3. BENEFICIARIES BANK IN U.S.A., CAN ONLY RELEASE FUNDS.
4. UPON CONFIRMATION FROM THE WORLD BANK / UNITED NATIONS.
5. BEARERS MUST CLEAR BANK PROTOCOL AND VALIDATION REQUEST

This is how it ended:

THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.

ROBERT MUELLER
FBI DIRECTOR
WASHINGTON DC


In essence it was telling me I had recieved some benefits and they wanted to verify my idenity.

I could not copy and paste the whole email. Kept getting a message that it was too long and I didn't want to have more than one message on here. If anyone is interested in seeing the email, my email address was provided. Contact me.


2009-08-11 04:51:08 -
Sir,


I got a mail that I got 5.7 Million dollars and told to open an online account so that i can recevie my money. Is this correct or Fraud??


2009-08-05 14:44:25 - Rightful owner
We are the rightful owners of 25053 Silverthorne Place, Hayward, CA. Please note that when we rent our property, we will NEVER ask you to send money. All transactions are to be done in person. Do NOT fall for the scam. We have already reported to the Hayward Policy last year.


2009-07-08 16:10:48 -
Has anyone heard of a henry hanson supposedly an attorney in Ghana?


2009-05-19 23:35:00 -
From friend
Thank you


2009-05-18 12:01:10 -
Dear Sir. I would like to ask a few questions about an email I received. I got this email today and it said to contact a gentleman named Robert Mueller and I have a feeling that their is no such person at the FBI and I would like for you to send an agent to me as soon as possible and I will hold onto this email and show it to you when you arrive at my home.


2009-04-27 14:04:04 -
25053 Silverthorne Place, Hayward, California has a scam on Craigslist. The people have been making contact with me and my husband wanting us to rent from them. We haven't sent monies even though they want money wired for a deposit.

The people since last night have removed the listing.

Please get them for me


2009-03-19 10:33:15 -
I received fraud email from this address pls close it for the help of Americans like we not to fall another CAL Bank scam Email:

There Email : [email protected]

There web site www.calonlineghana.com

Ghana is full of scam


2009-02-20 10:14:46 -
I received an email today I am sure was NOT from the FBI but they are using the heading I will enclose the letter............

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITARY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001

Dear Fund Beneficiary,

Some time ago, your Nigerian friends, I mean the people that introduced you to the project approached you and requested you assist them conclude a money transfer deal they had with you, they requested you to assist them by removing the original contractors name , from the bank vetting computer and replacing them with your name and your details in order to make you appear as the rightful beneficiary of this funds. you agreed and they said you will share the money with them as soon as your name appears as the beneficiary.
So this is just a clue to show you that we are very investigative and have all details to persecute you, but we shall give you the opportunity to receive the funds and make it clean, since it is coming into our dear country, but if you do not co-operate then we shall take negative actions.

Maybe you think, that we are joking , but by the time we start taking actions you would know how serious we are, you do not have his document in your files, if you did the account would not have been freeze. We did not believe this at first , but when we saw the wire we had no option than to contact you. It has come to the attention of our Money Trafficking investigation department, that you have some funds valued at U.S $10.5 Million to your name , The said payment is awaiting adjudication and credited to your name this funds are from Inheritance 'willed 'to you from Nigeria C.B.N precisely.
With full concern of The F.B.I and the Internal Revenue Service(IRS) wish to remind you of the consequences of remitting such huge sums of money without complying fully with the provisions of the Financial and Allied Matters Decree 5 as amended in Citibank Group New York sub-section C(6) of 2003, which stipulates that any monitory transaction been done in the United States Of America, must have proper records , which dually guarantees and covers the transaction as legitimate and legally acquired and not criminally or terrorist associated funds. This is due to ongoing terrorist activities/economic crimes on and against the United States of America citizens .

You are under an observational /Investigation in connection with money laundering.
If your funds comes from a legitimate and legal source ,the proper guidelines for you to recover the right of transaction is for you to provide the DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER (DIST) so that your funds will be legally processed and recorded and accounted for and then finally released to you .
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONEY LAUNDERING DEPARTMENT) IS HERE to wipe out terrorism , and will stop at no length in doing our duty for the American people .

You have 48 hours to produce legal proof of the below frozen wired transaction number coded: 3456711owned by you , You do not have any rights to receive this funds if the documented legal wire information is not complete. The very heart of FBI operations lies in our investigations--which serve, as our mission states, 'to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats and to enforce the criminal laws of the United States.' We currently have jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal law. So you can see that the we can track you down through Investigative programes.We have your address and the evidence and status of your wire! d funds, so we can arrest you anyt

Note ,the funds are very legal and from a good source, so as a matter of National interest you have to provide the documents to certify the money as clean funds. The funds are With Citibank New York right now, and will be released to you as soon as this document is procured, even if you do not want the funds you still have to obtain the documents to clear your name as, the funds are already here, so the decision is yours. If you have the document then forward it to us immediately, if you do not have the documents then contact us immediately so that we can advice you on what it will take and where to obtain the documents.

Note: that you have just 48 hours to complete this process of national interest.
NOTE:If you failure to produce the above requirement in the next 48 hours, legal action will be taken immediately from our office

Sincerely,

Yours In Service.

JOSEPH PERSICHINI JR., ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Federal Bureau Of Investigations
Email :[email protected]


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