Emails - this really takes the biscuit!

[FlamingParrot]

I guess I may not be able to join you guys this w/e after all, since I may be either:
a) Cruising on my new luxury yacht or
b) Being extradited to the US on charges of money laundering and tax evasion.

:flypig::flypig::flypig::flypig::flypig::flypig::f lypig:

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Field Intelligence Unit
J. Edgar Hoover Bldg.
935 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20535,
USA.

Urgent Attention: Beneficiary,

I am special agent John Edward from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Field Intelligence Unit. We have just intercepted and confiscated two trunks at John F Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica New York, NY 11430 coming from a foreign country.

We crosschecked the content of the boxes and found it contained a total sum of $4.1 million dollars. Also with one of the trunks were documents with your name as the receiver of the money. As we progressed in our investigations of the Diplomat which accompanied the trunks into the United States we learned that he was to deliver these funds to your residence as payment of an inheritance/winning, which was due to you.

Further checks on the consignment, we found out that the consignment paperwork lacked the PROOF OF OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE AND LEGAL DELIVERY PERMIT CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE forms. We then confiscated both trunks and released the Diplomat. The trunks According to section 229 subsection 31 of the International ,Commerce Regulators Code Enforcement Guidelines, your consignment lacks PROOF OF OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE AND LEGAL DELIVERY PERMIT CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE from the joint team of the Federal Bureau Of Investigation and Homeland Security and therefore you must contact us for direction on how to procure the two certificates, so that you can be relieved of the charges of evading tax which is a jailable offense under section 12 subsection 441 of the Tax Code. We will also be asking the IRS to launch an investigation of money laundering if you do not follow our instructions.

You are therefore required to contact me within 72 hours on this email {agent.john_e0077@superposta.com} at that point I will walk you through the process of clearing and claiming the money. Failure to comply may lead to your arrested, interrogation and/or you being prosecuted in the Court of Law for tax evasion and or money laundering. You are also advised not to contact any bank in Africa, Europe or banking institution.

Yours in service,

Agent John Edward,
Regional Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
E-mail:agent.john_e0077@superposta.com

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[Amethyst]

Re: Emails - this really takes the biscuit!

They should have said they found the trunks on the border of Spain and Gibraltar - might sound more realistic

[FlamingParrot]

Re: Emails - this really takes the biscuit!

...if the above fails, there's always this other one:

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Dear Sir/Ma,

I need your consent to transfer $14.5M that has remained unclaimed since 1999. The funds will be moved to any of our correspondent Banks in "YOUR NAME" immediately to secure the funds first. The Principal will be shared on a 50/50 basis. Please reply this message to my alternative email address (fountainseed12@yahoo.com)

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Alain Charles.

:flypig::flypig::flypig::flypig::flypig::flypig::f lypig:

[wales01man]

Re: Emails - this really takes the biscuit!

But they may be true



WELL MAYBE NOT

[Inca]

Re: Emails - this really takes the biscuit!

I got a Birthday Ecard from Pounds2Pocket......they wanted to give me money....but the tightfisted gits wanted it back + interest ............wasn't very nice was it? I declined.

[jax50]

Re: Emails - this really takes the biscuit!

I can't believe people still compose emails of this sort...surely everybody on the planet knows about this stuff...although news of a Nigerian inheritance is a nice surprise and worth following up

[Tools]

Re: Emails - this really takes the biscuit!

These are classed as 419 scams, although they give us a good laugh, I would advise taking the time to report it to Action fraud . Takes about 10 minutes.

[FlamingParrot]

Re: Emails - this really takes the biscuit!

I can't believe people still compose emails of this sort...surely everybody on the planet knows about this stuff...although news of a Nigerian inheritance is a nice surprise and worth following up

I've received 100s of emails like that over the years, starting around 2001! I've had them from Arabs, Nigerians, Americans, the FBI, various anti-terrorist units, the IRS, not to mention a number of banks.

According to my spam folder, I should be rich by now, since I keep getting 'transaction completed' emails claiming several grand have just been paid into my accounts!

I'm old enough to have received Nigerian scam letters by post!

[FlamingParrot]

Re: Emails - this really takes the biscuit!

These are classed as 419 scams, although they give us a good laugh, I would advise taking the time to report it to Action fraud . Takes about 10 minutes.

I have been reporting phishing emails to their respective banks since 2001, still get them from the same 'banks'! Also to HMRC when I got loads of 'tax refunds', nothing much seems to happen. :noidea:

[FlamingParrot]

Re: Emails - this really takes the biscuit!

Another one just arrived, I must be very important! :grin:

OFFICIAL LETTER FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI
ROBERT MUELLER III EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FBI.WASHINGTON DC.

FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

The federal bureau of investigation (FBI).Through our intelligence-monitoring network has discovered that the transaction that the bank contacted you previously was legal. Recently the fund has been legally approved to be paid via United Bank For Africa (UBA). So, we the federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington Dc, in conjunction with the United Nations (UN) financial department have investigated through our monitoring network noting that your transaction with the United Bank For Africa (UBA) is legal. You have the legitimate right to complete your transaction to claim your fund US$10.7,000,000.00 (Ten million Seven Hundred Thousand united states dollars)
Because of so much scam going on in Nigeria. Payments are to be made by this respective and most reliable bank in Nigeria (United Bank For Africa (UBA)) under funding assistance by World Bank and United Nations (UN) financial department.
Therefore you are required to forward the information listed below to the recommended bank on their information as stated below, Contact the Office of Thomson Wadham of United Bank For Africa (UBA) on the information below for immediately approval of your payment.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Sir. Thomson Wadham (Financial Consultant)
United Bank for Africa (UBA)
Email: sir.thomsonwadham@gmail.com
Tel: +2347031232446

We request that you include your details as listed below in your mail to him for immediate processing of your payment.
1 Your full name:
2 Your residential address:
3 Your direct phone number:
4 Your age:
5 Your Marital Status:
6 Professions:

Your payment will be processed as soon as the bank receives your Information in response to this message.
Congratulations,

ROBERT MUELLER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FBI FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONOFFICIAL LETTER FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI
ROBERT MUELLER III EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FBI.WASHINGTON DC.

FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

The federal bureau of investigation (FBI).Through our intelligence-monitoring network has discovered that the transaction that the bank contacted you previously was legal. Recently the fund has been legally approved to be paid via United Bank For Africa (UBA). So, we the federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington Dc, in conjunction with the United Nations (UN) financial department have investigated through our monitoring network noting that your transaction with the United Bank For Africa (UBA) is legal. You have the legitimate right to complete your transaction to claim your fund US$10.7,000,000.00 (Ten million Seven Hundred Thousand united states dollars)
Because of so much scam going on in Nigeria. Payments are to be made by this respective and most reliable bank in Nigeria (United Bank For Africa (UBA)) under funding assistance by World Bank and United Nations (UN) financial department.
Therefore you are required to forward the information listed below to the recommended bank on their information as stated below, Contact the Office of Thomson Wadham of United Bank For Africa (UBA) on the information below for immediately approval of your payment.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Sir. Thomson Wadham (Financial Consultant)
United Bank for Africa (UBA)
Email: sir.thomsonwadham@gmail.com
Tel: +2347031232446

We request that you include your details as listed below in your mail to him for immediate processing of your payment.
1 Your full name:
2 Your residential address:
3 Your direct phone number:
4 Your age:
5 Your Marital Status:
6 Professions:

Your payment will be processed as soon as the bank receives your Information in response to this message.
Congratulations,

ROBERT MUELLER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FBI FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

[jax50]

Re: Emails - this really takes the biscuit!

Another one just arrived, I must be very important! :grin:

send one back, saying you're MI6 or something and that a drone is on it's way...

[CleverClogs]

Re: Emails - this really takes the biscuit!

Also to HMRC when I got loads of 'tax refunds', nothing much seems to happen. :noidea:

When you logged on to the site supposedly run by HMRC, did you give them your real Zip Code?

As for the first one, it's better to ignore it - the poor idiot seems to think Jamaica is somewhere in New York. :rofl:

[Galahad]

Re: Emails - this really takes the biscuit!

I guess I may not be able to join you guys this w/e after all, since I may be either:
a) Cruising on my new luxury yacht or
b) Being extradited to the US on charges of money laundering and tax evasion.

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Diplomatic Immunity for one, the FBi using a 'superposta' mo****r on their emails.... why wouldn't you believe it?

[FlamingParrot]

Re: Emails - this really takes the biscuit!

When you logged on to the site supposedly run by HMRC, did you give them your real Zip Code?

Ah, but I've received them from BOTH HMRC AND the IRS! :grin:

As for the first one, it's better to ignore it - the poor idiot seems to think Jamaica is somewhere in New York. :rofl:

...and he also thinks he is agent 0077! msl: msl: msl:

[charitynjw]

Re: Emails - this really takes the biscuit!

...and he also thinks he is agent 0077! msl: msl: msl:

Licensed to overkill!