2063506981

via email -- would love the 7.5 mil

Got an email from this 'group' today.  Refers to this landline number as the contact number.  Scammers are getting much more technical, and cleaning up their emails!  It almost looks legite!  However, the return addy is not a government one---john.pistole@gmx.com----and they offered me 7.5 milUSD.  Bummer this isn't for real.  Ha, Ha!

Have you noticed, too, that 99.75% of these things have grammatical errors, and are to "Undisclosed recipients," and who knows how many others are getting these Spam/scams?

The keys to stopping them:  Change your Email address, and don't sign up for anything.

The keys to showing Fraudulent:  errors in the date format, grammatical errors, anything that uses an African Country (Although they've tried to us Canada, China, and the U.K. as well), "undisclosed recipients", Country codes such as 234 (Nigeria), and anything that doesn't originate from where they claim:  (from FBI, but coming from yahoo.hk)...you get the idea.

Do you know how long my "Blocked senders" list is now?  

These fools who continue this will be found...but, as PT BARNUM said, "There's a sucker born every minute."  And as long as there's a sucker, these scammers will be around.

Scammers aren't "Clever" at all.  They're STUPID.  But what they count on is that others are MORE STUPID than they are.  THINK, PEOPLE!

Let's stop these [***] in their tracks!

Its a scam this is what I got from it

Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI Seattle Division
1110 Third Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101-2904

Payment Code: R5109176K
Reg No: 132731593
Date: March 15, 2009

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has discovered through our intelligence Monitoring Network that you are eligible to receive the sum of $7,500,00.00 USD regarding to an over-due Inheritance/Award payment which was fully endorsed to be paid in your favor.

Therefore, the FBI Seattle Division in conjunction with the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Has screened through our various Monitoring Networks and has been confirmed and notified that the transaction you have with the Financial Institution is Legal and you have the Lawful Right to claim your due fund.

The President His Excenllency Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua President of the Federal republic of Nigeria has given us to the final approval to pay your fund to you within the next 48hrs,

Your fund valued $7,500,000.00 USD  has been deposited into a Gold smart Card   number: 5425 0512 3456 1956 personal identification is ATM- 7997 this card will enable you buy and withdrawal cash anywhere around the world this is done for your own security, with this card you will not have  to take the risk of sending us your personnal banking details online as you have been strongly advise by your local bank not to send your banking details to anyone online.

What you are required to do now to Pay the fees of $115.00USD for the shipment of your Gold Smart card to your choice location, $115.00USD is the only fees that has been approved by both the FBI and the Bank that you are to pay as cost of Delivery of your Card to you by the courier company.Once the fees is been paid your will get to you in the next 2-3 working day.

Note: Your funds are protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it can be remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the Funds and hence must be provided by you before your fund is transferred to you.

The payment for any of the above options should be sent via Western Union Money Transfer in the name of the Head of Operations Mr. Suleimon Sanusi.

Find below the payment information.

Name of receiver: Suleimon Sanusi
Office Address: Plot 143, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos 23401 Nigeria.
Text Question: In God
Answer: We Trust

Name of Sender:.....................
Address of Sender:..................
MTCN#...............................

Please contact the Head of Operations Dr. Gerard Batten Central Bank of Nigeria As soon you make the your payment.

Dr. Gerard Batten (Head of Operations)
International Remittance Department
Email: drgerardbatten@sogou.com

As soon as he receive your payment, he shall proceed with your fund transfer immediately.

We anticipate your prompt response.

If you need to contact me at any stage please do not hesitate to call (206) 350-6981.

Sincerely,

Steven M. Dean (Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge)
cc Robert Mueller (FBI Director

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I noticed 2 errors on that email...


Area code 206 is not Washington DC, as they mention in the letter
Quote:
So the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) Washinton, DC i  

Area code 206 is for the Seattle , Washington area... Close but not close  


And there's this sentence which really doesn't sound right.. :


Quote:
. For your own good you are advised to confirm any
transaction or lottery promo you have either involved yourself with in
the past to enable us trace this scammers.  





Few other minor errors that people who just quickly read wouldn't notice, and the fact if this actually came from the FBI, i'd expect a seal of some sort on a letterhead or something on the email...





Edit: i did receive the same thing a few days ago
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i recived the same e-mail and no i'm not swnding them any money

(206) 350-6981
Type: Land Line
Provider: International Telcom, Ltd
Location: Seattle, WA
Due to number portability, some numbers have been transferred to a new service provider.Type: Land Line
Provider: International Telcom, Ltd
Location: Seattle, WA
International Telcom, Ltd
on james st seattle, wa
thats not the fbi