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Scam E-Mail Poses As Mail From FBI Director

POSTED: 8:47 am PDT October 25, 2006

WASHINGTON -- Think twice about answering e-mail from the top G-man.

A new Internet scam promising cash for responding to a document request claims to be from FBI Director Robert S. Mueller. The top government cop's request is followed by a second e-mail threatening that "failure to comply will result in charges being brought against the individual by the FBI."

"This e-mail is a hoax," the FBI said in an alert to consumers that was posted Tuesday on its Web site. "Do not respond."



The same e-mail address, which was not released, was used to send both messages, the FBI said.

The first, claiming to be penned by Mueller, advises recipients that they are eligible for a large sum of money that they can claim with an FBI Identification Record and a Certificate of Ownership. The e-mail includes official information, taken from the FBI Web site, that defines what the records are and how they can be obtained.

The follow-up e-mail appears to be sent from a lower-level FBI official, who demands that a fee be sent to "FBI Nigeria" which will issue the certificate.

"At this point the message becomes more threatening, stating the FBI has investigative programs which can track down those who fail to provide the requested documentation," the FBI said on its Web site.

The spammed scan is the second in as many months to appear to be from Mueller. In September, authorities were alerted to a circulating e-mail, which referenced Mueller's name and office address, that urged recipients to send money to secure prizes won in an international lottery.



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valerie;440465 wrote: We wouldn't fall for this, and maybe YOU wouldn't, but I think enough

DO that it keeps going...



Scam E-Mail Poses As Mail From FBI Director

POSTED: 8:47 am PDT October 25, 2006

WASHINGTON -- Think twice about answering e-mail from the top G-man.

A new Internet scam promising cash for responding to a document request claims to be from FBI Director Robert S. Mueller. The top government cop's request is followed by a second e-mail threatening that "failure to comply will result in charges being brought against the individual by the FBI."

"This e-mail is a hoax," the FBI said in an alert to consumers that was posted Tuesday on its Web site. "Do not respond."



The same e-mail address, which was not released, was used to send both messages, the FBI said.

The first, claiming to be penned by Mueller, advises recipients that they are eligible for a large sum of money that they can claim with an FBI Identification Record and a Certificate of Ownership. The e-mail includes official information, taken from the FBI Web site, that defines what the records are and how they can be obtained.

The follow-up e-mail appears to be sent from a lower-level FBI official, who demands that a fee be sent to "FBI Nigeria" which will issue the certificate.

"At this point the message becomes more threatening, stating the FBI has investigative programs which can track down those who fail to provide the requested documentation," the FBI said on its Web site.

The spammed scan is the second in as many months to appear to be from Mueller. In September, authorities were alerted to a circulating e-mail, which referenced Mueller's name and office address, that urged recipients to send money to secure prizes won in an international lottery.



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Valerie,

You should not have posted this. It is very un-American. We shall be watching you closely. By the way I am in the bushes outside of your house.

Sincerley,

Robert S. Mueller

Director, FBI

Val, did you know you have won an international lottery, just send a check for $100 to handle some small administratvie matters and collect $1,000,000,000,000 and a small country of your very own.

zinkyusa;440473 wrote: Valerie,

You should not have posted this. It is very un-American. We shall be watching you closely. By the way I am in the bushes outside of your house.

Sincerley,

Robert S. Mueller

Director, FBI

Val, did you know you have won an international lottery, just send a check for $100 to handle some small administratvie matters and collect $1,000,000,000,000 and a small country of your very own.


:yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl

The Zinkmeister and Beagle

You both are a little crazy

but in a *most* excellent way :guitarist :-4

Sheesh.



Cher, pal, don't encourage them!!



Signed,

Special Agent in Charge

Mrs. Anassassafrassy



:D

valerie;440465 wrote: We wouldn't fall for this, and maybe YOU wouldn't, but I think enough

DO that it keeps going...



Scam E-Mail Poses As Mail From FBI Director

POSTED: 8:47 am PDT October 25, 2006

WASHINGTON -- Think twice about answering e-mail from the top G-man.

A new Internet scam promising cash for responding to a document request claims to be from FBI Director Robert S. Mueller. The top government cop's request is followed by a second e-mail threatening that "failure to comply will result in charges being brought against the individual by the FBI."

"This e-mail is a hoax," the FBI said in an alert to consumers that was posted Tuesday on its Web site. "Do not respond."



The same e-mail address, which was not released, was used to send both messages, the FBI said.

The first, claiming to be penned by Mueller, advises recipients that they are eligible for a large sum of money that they can claim with an FBI Identification Record and a Certificate of Ownership. The e-mail includes official information, taken from the FBI Web site, that defines what the records are and how they can be obtained.

The follow-up e-mail appears to be sent from a lower-level FBI official, who demands that a fee be sent to "FBI Nigeria" which will issue the certificate.

"At this point the message becomes more threatening, stating the FBI has investigative programs which can track down those who fail to provide the requested documentation," the FBI said on its Web site.

The spammed scan is the second in as many months to appear to be from Mueller. In September, authorities were alerted to a circulating e-mail, which referenced Mueller's name and office address, that urged recipients to send money to secure prizes won in an international lottery.



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Sorry, val, zinky sidetracked me with his post......LOL

Seriously, though, I know what you mean with your post. As you say, this is not something that I, or you, would fall for, but there are many naive, nonsuspecting people that DO fall for these kind of emails/scams. Repeatedly, I see emails being sent in the office by people who think they are doing us all a service by circulating "warning" emails to us that they have received through the email system. Most often, these are scams/hoaxes. When I see these types of emails, if I am uncertain, I check the following sites to see if there is any information about them being a scan/hoax - they are very informative:

http://www.snopes.com/

http://antivirus.about.com/od/emailhoax ... enhoax.htm

http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/secu ... hoaxes.jsp

valerie;440552 wrote: Special Agent in Charge

Mrs. Anassassafrassy:D


I laugh out loud every time I see that name