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Old 01-29-2009, 09:54 PM THREAD STARTER               #1 (permalink)
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OK,
Be careful of this email.
This was just in my Yahoo email inbox...
with the exact SAME title as I have in this O.P. (URGENT...)

Kinda scary to see this crap, because you know they will get some suckers to send in all of their info, and of course the obligatory $250...!!!

Here it is, exactly as it was sent...

Anti-Terrorist And Monitory Crime Division.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
J.Edgar.Hoover Building Washington Dc

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to Officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly 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, Mr. Nwachukwu, none officials of Oceanic Bank, Zenith Banks, kelvin Young of HSBC, Ben of FedEx, Ibrahim Sule,Larry Christopher, Dr. Usman Shamsuddeen, Dr. Philip Mogan, Puppy Scammers are impostors claiming to be the Federal Bureau Of Investigation. During our Investigation, we noticed 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.

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 total USD$11,000.000.00 in an ATM CARD which you can use to withdraw money from any ATM CENTER anywhere in the world with a maximum of $4000 to $5000 United States Dollars daily. You now have the lawful right to claim your fund in an ATM CARD.

Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation is involved in this transaction, you have to be rest assured for this is 100% risk free it is our duty to protect the American Citizens. All I want you to do is to contact the ATM CARD CENTER via his email or phone for their requirements to proceed and procure your Approval Slip on your behalf which will cost you $250.00 only and note that your Approval Slip which contains details of the agent who will process your transaction.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Name : Dr. Robert Hooks
Director- General, ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Central District Area, Abuja
Cell: +234 8056837794

EMAIL: droberthooks007@yahoo.cn

Do contact Dr. Robert Hooks of the ATM CARD CENTER with your details:

FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
TELL:
CELL:
CURRENT OCCUPATION:
BANK NAME:
AGE:

So your files would be updated after which he will send the payment information's which you'll use in making payment of $250.00 via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram Transfer for the procurement of your Approval Slip after which the delivery of your ATM CARD will be effected to your designated home address without any further delay.

We order you get back to this office after you have contacted the ATM SWIFT CARD CENTER and we do await your response so we can move on with our Investigation and make sure your ATM SWIFT CARD gets to you.

Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

ROBERT S. MUELLER, III
DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

Note: Do disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in possession of your ATM CARD, you are hereby advice only to be in contact with Dr. Robert Hooks of the ATM CARD CENTER who is the rightful person to deal with in regards to your ATM CARD PAYMENT and forward any emails you get from impostors to this office so we could act upon and
commence investigation.
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Another 419.
New twist though. Thanks.
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Hey Cyberian,

What is a 419???
I am not aware of that one.

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Google is your friend..... Google "419"
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Emails like this are a dime a dozen these days...
But I must say that this one is quite confoozing!!!
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Originally Posted by ~ Cyberian ~
Google is your friend..... Google "419"
Ahhhh, Gotcha!
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Just Googled "419", and the first link was the Wikipedia info.
What Scum!!!

Here it is...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_fee_fraud
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I can't believe these things still get sent out...

The best parts....

"that you are having an illegal Transaction "
"with a maximum of $4000 to $5000 United States Dollars daily. You now have the lawful right to claim your fund in an ATM CARD"
(11 million by ATM withdrawal )
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=555289
"you have to be rest assured for this is 100% risk free it is our duty to protect the American Citizens"
"We order you get back to this office after you have contacted the ATM SWIFT CARD CENTER "
"Do disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in possession of your ATM CARD, you are hereby advice only to be in contact with Dr.Robert Hooks"

Oh, sorry the dot stop...congrats on the 11 million
and thanks for sharing...
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Originally Posted by mis_chiff
I can't believe these things still get sent out...

The best parts....

"that you are having an illegal Transaction "
"with a maximum of $4000 to $5000 United States Dollars daily. You now have the lawful right to claim your fund in an ATM CARD"
(11 million by ATM withdrawal )
"you have to be rest assured for this is 100% risk free it is our duty to protect the American Citizens"
"We order you get back to this office after you have contacted the ATM SWIFT CARD CENTER "
"Do disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in possession of your ATM CARD, you are hereby advice only to be in contact with Dr.Robert Hooks"

Oh, sorry the dot stop...congrats on the 11 million
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and thanks for sharing...
LOL,
Thanx alot for the "congrats"
Now, I'm gonna buy EVERY domain listed here on NP!!!

Just imagine if this email generated just 1 sucker???
God, I really hope people are smarter than that by now!
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Originally Posted by mis_chiff
I can't believe these things still get sent out...

The best parts....

"that you are having an illegal Transaction "
"with a maximum of $4000 to $5000 United States Dollars daily. You now have the lawful right to claim your fund in an ATM CARD"
(11 million by ATM withdrawal )
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=555289
"you have to be rest assured for this is 100% risk free it is our duty to protect the American Citizens"
"We order you get back to this office after you have contacted the ATM SWIFT CARD CENTER "
"Do disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in possession of your ATM CARD, you are hereby advice only to be in contact with Dr.Robert Hooks"

Oh, sorry the dot stop...congrats on the 11 million
and thanks for sharing...
If nothing else, the grammer mistakes should tip people off.
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Originally Posted by ~ Cyberian ~
If nothing else, the grammer mistakes should tip people off.
That's what gets me....
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the "grammar"

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Take a look @ this registered nurse. http://www.katu.com/news/34292654.html
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Deluded and desperate. IMHO I think threads like this invite these emails.
awww, that's sad!
Sometimes hope takes over sense and we'd like to "believe" it's true...
the fact they mentioned her long lost grandfather is kinda creepy though...
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