Anti-Terrorist and Monitory fraud Division (FBI), Robert S. Mueller, III

December 15, 2008  
Filed under Email Scams

I just got an “official” email, supposedly from the FBI, stating that I’m trying to receive funds from another country (Nigeria) and that if I cannot prove that the money is legit they will come after me. Too bad that the FBI would not use @live.com as a domain nor would they misspell their department name. Here’s the email:

From: FBI
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 8:57:29 AM
Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORING CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS, WASHINGTON D.C.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001

Date: 21/11/2008

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORING CRIMES DIVISION

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL ADVICE FROM THE FBI FOREIGN REMITTANCE/TELEGRAPHIC DEPT. IT HAS COME TO OUR NOTICE THAT THE C.B.N BANK, NIGERIA DISTRICT, HAS RELEASED TO THE TUNE OF $10,500,000.00 U.S DOLLARS INTO THE BANK OF AMERICA IN YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY, COURTESY OF INHERITTANCE.

THE C.B.N BANK NIGERIA, KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FACILITIES TO EFFECT THIS PAYMENT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO YOUR ACCOUNT, USED WHAT WE KNOW AS A SECRET DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT PAYMENT (S.T.D.P) TO PAY THIS FUND THROUGH WIRE TRANSFER.

THEY ARE STILL, WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION FROM YOU ON THE ALREADY TRANSFERRED FUNDS, WHICH WAS MADE IN DIRECT TRANSFER SO THAT THEY CAN FINALLY CREDIT IT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

HOWEVER,SECRET DIPLOMATIC PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE, UNLESS THE FUNDS ARE RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. WHY MUST YOUR PAYMENT BE MADE IN SECRET TRANSFER? IF YOUR TRANSACTION IS LEGITIMATE, IF YOU ARE NOT A TERRORIST, WHY DID YOU NOT RECEIVE THE MONEY DIRECTLY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT? THIS IS ACTUALLY AN ILLEGAL MODE OF PAYMENT?

RECORDS WHICH WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS METHOD OF PAYMENT IN THE PAST, HAS ALWAYS BEEN RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTIVITIES, WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO GET INTO TROUBLE AS SOON AS THESE FUNDS REFLECT IN YOUR ACCOUNT IN THE U.S. SO IT IS OUR DUTY AS A WORLD WIDE COMMISSION TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THIS FUND WILL BE CREDITED INTO YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT.

WE ADVICE YOU TO CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY, AS THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN STOPPED AND ARE BEING HELD IN OUR CUSTODY, UNTIL YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH A DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER (DIST) WITHIN 3 DAYS FROM THE WORLD LOCAL BANK FROM WHERE THE FUNDS WERE TRANSFERED FROM, TO CERTIFY THAT THE FUNDS THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE FROM NIGERIA ARE ANTI -TERRORIST/DRUG FREE. OR ELSE WE SHALL HAVE COURSE TO CROSS AND IMPOUND THE PAYMENT.WE SHALL ONLY RELEASE THE FUNDS IMMEDIATELY WE RECEIVE THIS LEGAL DOCUMENTS
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We have decided to contact you directly to acquire the proper verifications and proof from you to show that you are the rightful person to receive this fund, because of the amount involved. we want to make sure that the money your about to receive is clean and legal. Be informed that the fund is now in the United States in your name, but right now, we have given an authourisation to The Bank of America not to release the funds untill we ask them to do so.This is because we have to carry out our investigations first before releasing the funds to you.

So to this regards, you are to re-assure and prove to us that what you are about to receive is clean money by sending to us, FBI Identification Record and also The Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer (DIST) to satify that the money you are about to receive is legitimate. You are to forward the documents to us immediately if you have it in your possession, if you don’t have it, let us know, so that you will be directed on how and where to obtain the document and send to us, so that in turn,we will re-authourize the Bank of America to credit your funds.

However,An FBI Identification Record and Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer (DIST) often referred to as a Criminal History Record or Rap Sheet, is a listing of Certain information taken from fingerprint submissions retained by the FBI in Connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal employment, naturalization, or military service.

THESE CONDITION IS VALID UNTIL
THE 18th OF DECEMBER 2008, AFTER WHICH WE SHALL TAKE ACTIONS ON CANCELLING THE PAYMENT AND THEN CHARGE YOU FOR ILLEGALLY MOVING OF FUNDS OUT OF NIGERIA.

GUARANTEE: FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED ON CONFIRMATION OF THESE DOCUMENTS.
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FINAL INSTRUCTION:

1, CREDIT PAYMENT INSTRUCTION: IRREVOCABLE CREDIT GUARANTEE

2,BENEFICIARY HAS FULL POWER WHEN VALIDATION IS
CLEARED.

3,BENEFICIARIES BANK IN U.S.A, CAN ONLY RELEASE FUNDS
UPON CONFIRMATION FROM THE WORLD BANK/IMF OR UNITED NATIONS.

4,BEARER MUST CLEAR BANK PROTOCOL AND VALIDATION REQUEST
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NOTE: We have asked for the above documents to make available the most complete and up-to date records possible for the enhancement of public safety, welfare and security of the Society, while recognizing the importance of individual privacy rights. If you fail to provide the Documents to us, we will charge you for money laundering and take appriopriate actions against you for not prooving to this commission, the legitimacy of the funds you are about to receive.

The United States Department of Justice Order (556-73) establishes rules and regulations for the subject of an FBI Identification Record to obtain a copy of his or her own Record for review.

The FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division processes these requests to check illegal activities in the U.S. An individual may request a copy of his or her own FBI Identification Record for personal review or to challenge information on the Record. Other reasons an individual may request a copy of his or her own Identification Record may include international adoption or to satisfy a requirement to live or work in a foreign country or receive funds from another country (i.e., Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer, letter of good conduct, criminal history back ground). You are adviced to comply urgently.

Faithfully Yours,

FBI Director
Robert S. Mueller, III

This post was submitted by Frank Trijillo.



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9 Responses to “Anti-Terrorist and Monitory fraud Division (FBI), Robert S. Mueller, III”

  1. Cynthia on January 8th, 2009 1:21 am

    I received this one about 3 days ago. I hate this absolutely. It is the exact same letter with only a few differences from the letter you wrote Frank.. I called the local police and they said others ( of course) were getting the same letter. I asked if There was something I could do and he said ignore it. Well I have received a letter a day from these people.. And with each consecutive letter the threats get worse.. I am sick to death of getting them. I keep waiting for threats of bodily harm to start. Once that happens. I hope the authorities will take control. I pray no one ever gets hurt due to these.. Not to say thousands have already been scammed and their life savings have been lost due to these jerks.

    ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITARY CRIMES DIVISION
    FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
    FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
    J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
    935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001
    Website: http://www.fbi.gov
    DATE: 04/01/2009

    ATTENTION FUND BENEFICIARY,

    THIS IS AN OFFICIAL ADVICE FROM THE FBI FOREIGN REMITTANCE/TELEGRAPHIC DEPT.,

    IT HAS COME TO OUR NOTICE THAT THE C.B.N BANK NIGERIA DISTRICT HAS RELEASED 10,500,000.00 U.S DOLLARS INTO BANK OF AMERICA IN YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY, BY INHERITANCE MEANS.

    THE C.B.N BANK NIGERIA KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FACILITIES TO EFFECT THIS PAYMENT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO YOUR ACCOUNT, USED WHAT WE KNOW AS A SECRET DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT PAYMENT S.T.D.P TO PAY THIS FUND THROUGH WIRE TRANSFER,THEY USED THIS MEANS TO COMPLETE THE PAYMENT.

    THEY ARE STILL, WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION FROM YOU ON THE ALREADY TRANSFERRED FUNDS WHICH WAS MADE IN DIRECT TRANSFER SO THAT THEY CAN DO FINAL CREDITING TO YOUR ACCOUNT. SECRET DIPLOMATIC PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE UNLESS THE FUNDS ARE RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTIVITIES WHY MUST YOUR PAYMENT BE MADE IN SECRET TRANSFER , IF YOUR TRANSACTION IS LEGITIMATE,IF YOU ARE NOT A TERRORIST, THEN WHY DID YOU NOT RECEIVE THE MONEY DIRECTLY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,THIS IS A PURE CODED ,MEANS OF PAYMENT?

    RECORDS WHICH WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS METHOD OF PAYMENT IN THE PAST HAS ALWAYS BEEN RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTS, WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO GET INTO TROUBLE AS SOON AS THESE FUNDS REFLECT IN YOUR ACCOUNT IN THE U.S.A, SO IT IS OUR DUTY AS A WORD WIDE COMMISSION TO CORRECT THIS LITTLE PROBLEM BEFORE THIS FUND WILL BE CREDITED INTO YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT.

    DUE TO THE INCREASED DIFFICULTY AND UNNECESSARY SCRUTINY BY THE AMERICAN AUTHORITIES WHEN FUNDS COME FROM OUTSIDE OF EUROPE, AND THE MIDDLE EAST, THE F.B.I BANK COMMISSION FOR EUROPE HAS STOPPED THE TRANSFER ON ITS WAY TO DELIVER PAYMENT OF $10,500,000.00 TO DEBIT YOUR RESERVE ACCOUNT AND PAY YOU THROUGH A SECURED DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT ACCOUNT (S.D.T.A). WE GOVERN AND OVERSEES FUNDS TRANSFER FOR THE WORLD BANK AND THE REST OF THE WORLD.

    WE ADVICE YOU CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY,AS THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN
    STOPPED AND ARE BEING HELD IN OUR CUSTODY ,UNTIL YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH A DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST) WITHING 3 DAYS FROM THE WORLD LOCAL BANK THAT AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER FROM WHERE THE FUNDS WAS TRANSFERRED FROM TO CERTIFY THAT THE FUNDS THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE FROM NIGERIA ARE ANTITERRORIST/DRUG FREE OR WE SHALL HAVE CAUSE TO CROSS AND IMPOUND THE
    PAYMENT,WE SHALL RELEASE THE FUNDS IMMEEDIATELY WE RECEIVE THIS LEGAL DOCUMENTS .

    ——————————————————————————–

    We have decided to contact you directly to acquire the proper
    verifications and proof from you to show that you are the rightful person to receive this fund, because of the amount involve, we want to make sure is a clean and legal money you are about to receive. Be informed that the fund are now in United State in your name , but right now we have ask the bank not to release the fund to anybody that comes to them , unless we ask them to do so, because we have to carry out our investigations first before releasing the fund to you. Note that the fund is in the BANK OF AMERICA right now, but we have ask them not to credit the fund to you yet, because we need a solid proof and verifications from you before releasing the funds.

    So to this regards you are to re-assure and proof to us that what
    you are about to receive is a clean money by sending to us FBI Identification Record and also Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer(DIST) to satisfy to us that the money your about to receive is legitimate and real money. You are to forward the documents to us immediately if you have it in your possession, if you don’t have it let us know so that we will direct and inform you where to obtain the document and send to us so that we will ask the bank holding the funds the Bank Of America to go ahead Crediting your account immediately.

    This Documents are to be issued to you from the World Local Bank
    that Authorized the transfer, so get back to us immediately if you don’t have the document so that we will inform you the particular place to obtain the document in United Kingdom U.K, because we have come to realize that the fund was Authorized by H.S.B.C Bank in London.

    An FBI Identification Record and Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer(DIST) often referred to as a Criminal History Record or Rap Sheet, is a listing of certain information taken from fingerprint submissions retained by the FBI in connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal employment, naturalization, or military service.

    THESE CONDITION IS

    VALID UNTIL 9th JANUARY 2009 AFTER WE SHALL TAKE ACTIONS ON
    CANCELLING THE PAYMENT AND THEN CHARGE YOU FOR ILLEGALLY MOVING FUNDS OUT OF NIGERIA .

    GURANTEE: FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED ON CONFIRMATION OF THE DOCUMENT.

    ——————————————————————————-
    ———

    FINAL INSTRUCTION:

    60F CREDIT PAYMENT INSTRUCTION: IRREVOCABLE CREDIT GUARANTEE
    61E BENEFICIARY HAS FULL POWER WHEN VALIDATION IS CLEARED
    62 BENNEFICIARIES BANK IN U.S.A., CAN ONLY RELEASE FUNDS-
    62 UPON CONFIRMATION FROM THE WORLD BANK/UNITED NATIONS.
    64 BEARERS MUST CLEAR BANK PROTOCOL AND VALIDATION REQUEST

    ——————————————————————————-
    ———————————-

    NOTE: We have asked for the above documents to make available the
    most complete and up-to date records possible for the enhancement of public safety, welfare and security of Society while recognizing the importance of individual privacy rights. If you fail to provide the Documents to us, we will charge you with the FBI and take our proper action against you for not proofing to us the legitimate of the fund you are about to receive.

    The United States Department of Justice Order 556-73 establishes rules
    and regulations for the subject of an FBI Identification Record to obtain a copy of his or her own Record for review. The FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division processes these requests to check illegal activities in U.S.A.

    An individual may request a copy of his or her own FBI
    Identification Record for personal review or to challenge information on the Record. Other reasons an individual may request a copy of his or her own Identification Record may include international adoption or to satisfy a requirement to live or work in a foreign country or receive funds from another country (i.e., Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer, letter of good conduct, criminal history background, etc.)

    FBI Director
    Robert S. Mueller, III

  2. Beverly Crippen on January 10th, 2009 12:48 am

    I got my letter, much like the one’s reported here. This is what I have fun doing with them on a reply back…….

    Dear Robert,

    I guess you think I am new! Just to let you know, I get these “you are Rich kind of letters everyday. What I do with them is this……

    1) copy and paste your URL address and put it here, like this….But PLEASE keep reading below, it gets better!

    Return-Path:
    Received: from rly-me01.mx.aol.com (rly-me01.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.34]) by air-me07.mail.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILINME072-999496832c636c; Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:32:17 -0500
    Received: from smtp23.orange.fr (smtp23.orange.fr [193.252.22.30]) by rly-me01.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINME015-999496832c636c; Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:31:55 -0500
    Received: from User (cpe-72-177-146-210.satx.res.rr.com [72.177.146.210])
    by mwinf2341.orange.fr (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 41F381C00092;
    Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:30:56 +0100 (CET)
    X-ME-UUID: 20090110053057270.41F381C00092@mwinf2341.orange.fr
    Reply-To:
    From: “Federal Bureau of Investigation”
    Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT (805)
    Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 21:32:04 -0800
    MIME-Version: 1.0
    Content-Type: text/plain;
    charset=”Windows-1251″
    Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
    X-Priority: 3
    X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
    X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000
    X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000
    Message-Id:
    To: undisclosed-recipients:;
    X-AOL-IP: 193.252.22.30
    X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE:0:2:179066544:93952408
    X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT:0

    Then
    2) I e-mail that, and a copy of your misspelled letter (not too professional) to the following REAL addresses:
    ( and by the way, there are consumer reports about you on most of the following sites)

    a) Internet Crime Complaint Center

    b) http://www.ftc.gov

    c) http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/escams

    Now, you have a nice prison life……don’t bend down for the soap!!!!!

  3. ScamRadar on January 10th, 2009 5:38 pm

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  4. Darrell Campbell on February 6th, 2009 11:58 am

    i got the exact email from so called fbi today from the live.com domain and yesterday from another threating me for arrest and all i ask for verification that they were fbi and no response now that i see all these people got same email i know what i thought is true. I get 3 emails a day min from different people saying that i had different amounts of inheritance if i would send money .

  5. Cynthia on February 9th, 2009 12:08 am

    I think when we receive these emails. EVERYONE of us needs to contact the FBI. it is their name that is being used. WE need to get these jerks stopped no matter who they are. I for one am not going to allow it to continue. I have contacted the FBI they blew it off. If enough of us start making a stink about it maybe they will have to do something. It is a federal offense to portray yourself as a federal officer which is what they are doing. it is international no intranational. There for it makes it holds a bigger fine or imprisonment. If no one contacts them then they are not going do anything.. THEN contact CNN so they can do a story on it. IT is terrorism at is lowest form to do this to us. If they can get away with this.. they will push to get away with even more.

  6. Cindy Scalf on February 19th, 2009 1:04 am

    I received same letter above February 18, 2009 and some of the other threatening letters pretending to be the FBI. I get the lottery and inheritance lettters almost everyday and I’m sick and tired of it. These people need to be stopped.

  7. MARGARITA CHAPARRO on April 2nd, 2009 10:59 pm

    yes i ‘m tired of all these nonsense. we have to get somebody involved in these
    it is so scary for my mom is alzheimers i don’t know these hoodlums if they know our addresses and they hurt our family. why don’t they find them and prosecute them. how can we get this going and go to our local authorities and get this yes shit off the internet. before one of us really gets hurt. write our congress men and get them also involved. how can this goons get away using official logos and the agency does not step in.
    best regards
    margarita

  8. Toleksis on April 7th, 2009 2:42 pm

    There is one thing great about this country, and that is, you can check the source before you’re led of course. My family was sent the exact same e-mail, but we actively investigated it. Once we found out that it was a fraud, we move on with our lives. Money is a very lucrative beast and foriegners think that we Americans are fiercely driven by it as in third world countries, but we are not. This country abounds in Christianity and the deep belief in the cruxufiction of Christ. Note, do not let the cry of the inanimate(money) out weigh your judgement and values, for none of us can take anything in this world with us, only our souls. The internet can be a tool of learning or of destruction. Before it, was the written word and even that got construded. The FBI is in a fervent war with persons who eat, sleep and breath the ill will of this country, let them due their sworn duties. Yes this is a scam, but if it was a fierce threat then we all would have to unite to eliminate such evil. Take it with a grain of salt and support your local, state and federal persons of law enforcement, by not feeding in to propaganda. The Love of Jesus fill all who understand this message, I DO!!!!!!!

  9. mike on April 8th, 2009 9:27 am

    Here’s what I do when I get these emails.
    1) If it’s one I’ve never seen before I forward it to the Attorney General’s office in my state. I live in CT and AG Blumenthal is always warning people of these scams.
    2) If they ask for my name and business phone # I give them the AG’s name and business phone so they can call and discuss how I can help them.
    If nothing else it wastes some of their time calling the AG so they’re not calling real suckers.

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