The following is an email that escaped my spam folder and ended up in my "in" box this morning.
You're on your own if you click the links below or submit your info, etc. -- I'm posting this for satirical purposes only and strongly suggest that you resist any temptation you may have to click links and/or provide info.
Robert Mueller
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, , D.C. 20535-0001, USA
Direct Telephone:(909) 786 2182
http://www.fbi.govROBERT S. MUELLER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI
Dearest Citizen
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET
This mail serves as a listening ear to the victims of scam the world over,
We have been having a meeting for the past 4 months which ended 2 weeks
ago with the Secretary General of the United Nation Organization on the
ERADICATION of SCAMS on the Internet, Meanwhile, I want to use this
opportunity to inform you that your fund have been gazette and approved
for payment, but I am sorry for the late notification as i was very busy
studying the new software that will be used in getting the Internet
Hackers. Also, we have inform the International Monetary Fund (I.M.F) in
Spain about the Final processing of your overdue inheritance fund in
Nigeria which is ready to be successfully wired to your designated bank
account with the Monetary Agency without any further delay.
It will be in your best interest to know that you are among the Category
"E" Foreign Beneficiary/Contractor that is due for payment with the
Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Also be informed
that among all the beneficiary in Category "E" you are the only
beneficiary that has not received your Fund as schedule by the Nigeria
Federal Government. According to the constitution of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria, section IIIV of Year 1999, you are expected to go through
various legal procedure which include retrieving all the legal document
for the clearance of your fund. Therefore, you are to undergo a legal fee
of 0.12% of the total sum of transfer for the procurement of the following
documents (CONTRACT AWARD CERTIFICATE, FUND RELEASE AND CONVEYANCE
CERTIFICATE AND THE CONTRACT COMPLETION CERTIFICATE) which will prevent
the receiving Bank from query/question by the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on the source of funds, These Certificates
proves that the funds is not for ANTI-TERRORISM, MONEY LAUNDRY AND DRUG
TRAFFICKING. They further informed us that we should warn our dear
citizens who must have been informed of the CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT,
which was awarded to them from the Nigeria Government, to be very careful
prior to these irregularities so that they don't fall victim to this ugly
circumstance.
This new "PROTOCOL" of International Telegraphic Wire Transfer/Delivery of
large sum of amount has been implemented that an INSURED STAMP has to be
issued and endorsed on your Payment File by an Accredited Insurance
Company, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) before the
transfer/delivery. You are therefore advised to stop contact with any
individual or co-operate organization from Nigeria or the United Kingdom
that to have your fund in their possession. you are humbly advised to
STOP further contact with them in your best interest and then contact
immediately the real office of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM)
with the below information accordingly:
1) Your Full Name.
2) Phone, Fax and Mobile #.
3) Residential Address.
4) Company Name, Office Position and Company Address.
5) Profession, Age and Marital Status.
6) Working I'd / Int'l Passport.
NOTE: You are to contact the National Insurance Commission with the
following information’s for them to have your Payment File
Registered/Insured with the release of an insurance certificate in your
favor which will cost you 0.01% of your long due fund. the 0.01% will be
used in insuring your payment file and also to process all the above
mentioned document and for the wire transfer fee of the said fund. You
will be directed for more instructions on the 0.01% cost when you contact
the National Insurance Commission. I have already informed them about you
and they are expecting to hear from you later today.
Be informed that this idea was concluded at the World Bank Auditorium
during the meeting of SCAM ERADICATION with the Security Agencies such as
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central Intelligence Agency,
International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Henceforth, you are to
contact the National Insurance Commission Office immediately for the
submission of your Banking Information. Bellow is the protocol with which
you are expected to use to contact National Insurance Commission:
Name: Tobak Foladara
E-mail:
private_mail_box@sify.com TEL: +234-813-485-4910
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved that all overdue
outstanding payments must be made on or before 20th. February 2010, before
the release of the New Year BUDGET which might lead to recalling of funds
back to the Treasury Department.
For more information's in regards to this notification, be very free to
get back to us so that we can brief you more as we are here to guide you
during and after this project has been completely perfected and you have
received your contract fund as stated according to the instruction
received by the United States Government.
Thank you very much for your anticipated co operation in advance as we
earnestly await your urgent response to this notification letter.
Best Regards
Robert S. Mueller,
Foreign Monitoring Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, , D.C. 20535-0001, USA.
http://www.fbi.gov