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  • Minted!

    I've just received this email - should I give up the day job?

    DO NOT PRINT /FORWARD THIS MAIL ITS AGAINST THE LAW
    This e-mail, including any attachments, is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 10 U.S.C. 2510-2521






    ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
    FBI HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
    FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS J.EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
    935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001
    Ref: FBI/DC/25/113/13/2013
    http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/executives/director






    Your attention is needed immediately

    We have been informed through our global intelligence monitoring network that the sum of $10.500, 000.00, has been released from a bank in Africa bearing your name as the beneficiary without dist certificate to clear your name and fund from every terrorist or drug or money laundering activities

    We sincerely apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail instead of a certified mail, phone call or a face-to-face conversation,We will also send you a certified email later it is due to the urgency and importance of the security information needed. To checkmate financial recklessness, illegal gambling, racketeering and considering the effect of the global financial crisis rocking the United States, our government with the help of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I) Washington, DC and the internet crime complaint center (ic3),alongside the CIA signed an agreement with U.K police for an immediate release of all overdue funds presently logged in their treasury and to ensure it is disbursed to the rightful beneficiaries in all parts of the world. If you the beneficiary would adhere to our instruction it will help you receive your payment immediately

    The bank knowing fully well that they do not have enough facilities to make this payment from any part of the world to your account directly, used what we know as a secret diplomatic transit payment (s.d.t.p) method to make the payment. direct transfers are difficult and secret diplomatic transit payment (s.d.t.p) are not usually made unless the funds are related to terrorist activities and we ask why must your payment be made in a secret transfer if your transaction is legitimate.

    We do not want you to get into trouble as soon as these funds reflect in your personal account, so it is our duty as an international agency to correct these little problems before this fund reflects into your personal account.


    we advise you to contact us immediately, as your funds have been stopped and are being held in our custody, until you are able to provide us with the dist certificate within 3 days from the country that authorized the transfer to certify that the funds that you are about to receive are terrorist/drug free or we shall have cause to impound the payment and subsequently prosecute you for cross border terrorist financial activites.

    based on our findings, our investigative department wish to warn you against some miscreants, hoodlums and touts who go about scamming innocent people by claiming to be who they are not and thereby tarnishing the image of this wonderful country. By sending out fraudulent emails without our official logo and emblem we shall release your funds immediately we receive this legal document and we will ensure that you receive your payment without any further delay.

    Note

    We decided to contact you directly by email to acquire the proper verifications and proof from you to show that you are the rightful person to receive this fund, because of the huge amount involved. Be informed that the funds are now with a top bank in the united state in your name and under the monitoring/custody of the FBI. At the moment, we have asked the bank not to release the fund to anybody that comes to them, unless we instruct them to do so, and only if we receive the dist certificate this is to enable us carry out a comprehensive investigation first before releasing the fund to you.

    hence, you are to forward your dist certificate to us immediately if you have it in your possession, if you do not have it, then let us know so that we will direct you to the appropriate authority to obtain the certificate then you are to send it to our office. And thereafter, we will instruct the bank holding the funds, to go ahead and credit your account immediately. If you fail to provide the documents to this office, we will prosecute you and take appropriate action against you for not proving the legality of the funds.

    Finally if you truly want to receive this funds without F.B.I troubles then reconfirm the following below

    Name………………………………………………….
    Address………………………………………………..
    Sex………………………………………………………
    Age............................................... ......................
    Contact number………………………………………..
    Country of origin of funds……………………………..
    CAVEAT LECTOR

    This is only my opinion - "Opinions are made to be changed --or how is truth to be got at?" (Byron)

    You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.
    Cohen, Herb


    There is danger when a man throws his tongue into high gear before he
    gets his brain a-going.
    Phelps, C. C.


    "They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance!"
    The last words of John Sedgwick
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  • #2
    Re: Minted!

    When you collect can I have a loan no excuses your minted!

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    • #3
      Re: Minted!

      Originally posted by wales01man View Post
      When you collect can I have a loan no excuses your minted!
      My OH said "What shall we do about all the begging letters?"
      I said "Keep sending them!"
      CAVEAT LECTOR

      This is only my opinion - "Opinions are made to be changed --or how is truth to be got at?" (Byron)

      You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.
      Cohen, Herb


      There is danger when a man throws his tongue into high gear before he
      gets his brain a-going.
      Phelps, C. C.


      "They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance!"
      The last words of John Sedgwick

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      • #4
        Re: Minted!

        Thought April 1st had come and gone. But on a serious note I wonder if there are any gullible people out there who would fall for this.The threatening language towards the end is especially frightening. A few years ago my elderly mother received a letter saying that she had won a prize worth thousands of pounds. If I hand't been on hand I think she would have been taken in.
        Last edited by ruthie59; 17th August 2013, 09:55:AM. Reason: language

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        • #5
          Re: Minted!

          ...and I received this one last night:

          Urgent Matter For Your Attention

          Please this is a personal email to you for your own consideration and I will like, it remain and be treated private.

          Am Barrister James Douglas (Esq) a Legal Practitioner in U.K. I have an interesting and personal business proposal for you that will be of immense benefit to both of us. Although this may be hard for you to believe, but it's true, we stand to gain a sum of one hundred and twenty millions Great British pounds (120,000.000GBP) in a matter of days.
          Please grant me the benefit of doubt and hear me out and if you don't like it you can quite the business proposal.

          There is no risk involve, all I need you to do is to signify your interest by replying me in my private e-mail bar_james_douglas_esq@live.com and I will make more details available to you on receipt of a positive response from you.

          Contact me if interested on my private email:- bar_james_douglas_esq@live.com

          Thanks for your understanding
          Barrister James Douglas (Esq)
          Do they think we're children? Do they assume that, by adding the word 'bar' in front of the name, that makes it official? I can go register an email as Dr_flaming_parrot@whatever.com, will that make me a doctor?

          And why would a barrister use an email address @live.com?

          ...unless they are like *some* "barristers" we know!

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          • #6
            Re: Minted!

            This falls into the (if its too good to be true it is) category same people fall for the cheap car,camper scanm on ebay gumtree ETC said that I got 70 million just for giving my details

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            • #7
              Re: Minted!

              I'm not daft!

              That awfully nice Nigerian chap is keeping my dosh safe..........
              CAVEAT LECTOR

              This is only my opinion - "Opinions are made to be changed --or how is truth to be got at?" (Byron)

              You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.
              Cohen, Herb


              There is danger when a man throws his tongue into high gear before he
              gets his brain a-going.
              Phelps, C. C.


              "They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance!"
              The last words of John Sedgwick

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              • #8
                Re: Minted!

                Have just re-read this and it's actually quite scary in parts. Are there any ways of reporting this and similar threatening messages?

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                • #9
                  Re: Minted!

                  if you don't like it you can quite the business proposal.
                  Don't like the sound of that!

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                  • #10
                    Re: Minted!

                    Ruthie,its a scam with idle threats the FBI will not be calling reporting it is a waste of time

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                    • #11
                      Re: Minted!

                      Yes, I know it's a scam! Didn't mean to sound thick, just wondered how the scammers get away with it.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Minted!

                        Quite easy just send another from another email address and hope theres a mug out there, there are thousands

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                        • #13
                          Re: Minted!

                          Originally posted by wales01man View Post
                          Ruthie,its a scam with idle threats the FBI will not be calling reporting it is a waste of time
                          I agree, at least it is with the banks and phishing emails, I've been reporting such 'account restricted' emails to the respective institutions since 2001, still get them! :mad2: :mad2:

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                          • #14
                            Re: Minted!

                            Originally posted by FlamingParrot View Post
                            I agree, at least it is with the banks and phishing emails, I've been reporting such 'account restricted' emails to the respective institutions since 2001, still get them!
                            Even those from someone who is apparently a learned Nigerian barrister?

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                            • #15
                              Re: Minted!

                              Originally posted by charitynjw View Post
                              I'm not daft!

                              That awfully nice Nigerian chap is keeping my dosh safe..........
                              I seem to get emails from him every now and again. My response to him is always the same and shares the same initials as the Foreign Office. :madgrin:
                              Life is a journey on which we all travel, sometimes together, but never alone.

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