This just came into my junk mail..... A threat? (Does the FBI use a hotmail address?)
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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: www.fbi.gov


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, THEF.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 .
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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 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 12TH OF JUNE 2008 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.

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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


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FBI Director
Robert S. Mueller, III

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Account frozen...

How thick do there scammers think we are?

Having said that, i worked for a time in a bank, some of the conversations i heard people having on the phone to halfwits who fell for this kind of thing will still be amusing when i'm sixty!

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Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge.

This was sent to me yesterday

FIDELITY NIGERIA PLC
2,KOFO ABAYOMI STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND ABUJA-NIGERIA
RC: 103002
Our Ref: FBN-0XX2/482/08

Dear Honorable Beneficiary
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION VALUED AT US$4.M

It is my modest obligation to write you this letter as regards the authorization of your owed payment through our most respected financial institution (FIDELITY BANK PLC). I am Mr. Ken Isle, The Director, Foreign Operations Department, Fidelity Bank Plc, The British Government in conjunction with US GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION on foreign payment matters has empowered my bank after much consultation and consideration to handle all foreign payments and release them to their appropriate beneficiaries with the help of a representative from Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

As the newly appointed/accredited International Paying Bank, we have been instructed by the World Governing Bodies together with the Committee on International Debt and the Board of Foreign Winnings, Inheritance and Contract Review Panel to release your over due funds with immediate effect; with this exclusive Vide Transaction No.: WHA/EUR/202 and Transfer Allocation No.:FBN/X44/701LN/WGB/GB, Password: 339331, Pin Code: 78569, Certificate of Merit No: 104, Release Code No: 0876; Immediate Fidelity Bank Telex Confirmation No: -222568; Secret Code: XXTN014. Having received these vital payment numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment with the United Nation immediately within the next 48hrs.

Be informed that we have verified your payment file as directed to us and your name is next on the list of our outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their payment before the end of this first term of the year 2008. Be advised that because of too many funds beneficiaries due for payment at this first quarter of the year, you are entitled to receive the sum of Four Million United States Dollars (US$4,000,000.00) only, as part payment so as to enable us pay other beneficiaries. To facilitate with the process of this transaction, please kindly re-confirm the following information below:

1) YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS:
2) PHONES, FAX AND MOBILE NO:
3) YOUR BANK NAME AND ADDRESS:
4) YOUR ACCOUNT NAME:
5) YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER:
6) YOUR ROUTING/ABA NUMBER:
7) YOUR BANK'S IBAN/SWIFT CODE:
8) COPY OF ANY VALID FORM OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION:

As soon as we receive the above mentioned information, your payment will be processed and released to you without any further delay. Be also informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any other person(s) or office any longer so as to avoid conflict of information, you are required to provide the above information for your transfer to take place through Bank to Bank Remittance directly from Fidelity Bank.

Your prompt response to the above directive is highly imperative.
Yours truly,
Mr. Ken Isle
PHONE: +234-806-753-8010
The Director, Foreign Operations Department
Fidelity Bank Plc.

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LETS BEGIN IN 2010

This one was from HSBC. How can someone be A customer when you do not bank with them LOL


Dear Valued Customer,

HSBC Bank Plc has been receiving complaints from our customers for unauthorised use of the HSBC Online Banking Accounts. As a result we are making an extra security check on all of our Customers account in order to protect their information from theft and fraud.

Due to this, you are requested to follow the provided steps and confirm your Online Banking details for the safety of your Accounts.


Please Click Here To Start The Confirmation Process



Bank Management,
HSBC Bank Plc © 2008.
All Rights Reserved

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LETS BEGIN IN 2010

2 quotes that say it all...

"There is one born every minute"
"A fool & his money is soon parted"

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Wondering if i should try some of these myself...

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Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge.

The problem here folks is that you had to open those emails to read the contents. That probably sent a notification back to the sender that they had in fact reached a current working email acccount. Your email is now likely to be even more swamped with this type of stuff.

Best advice is if you don't know who it's from, and you weren't expecting it, delete it without opening it.

These emails are sent by compromised "zombie" computers...Once you're on the list...you're on the list...They no longer care if the account is active...They are casting a much wider net...and are still making plenty of money on the sheer volume of idiots willing to hand over their information to anyone who asks nicely.

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PROUD TO BE TFFE!

The problem here folks is that you had to open those emails to read the contents. That probably sent a notification back to the sender that they had in fact reached a current working email acccount. Your email is now likely to be even more swamped with this type of stuff.

Best advice is if you don't know who it's from, and you weren't expecting it, delete it without opening it.

These emails are sent by compromised "zombie" computers...Once you're on the list...you're on the list...They don't care if the account is active anymore...They are casting a much wider net...and are still making plenty of money on the sheer volume of idiots willing to hand over their information to anyone who asks nicely.

What we have here....is a non-failure to communicate.....and a lack of internet mercenaries hired to do the cleanup........
Am I the only one that sees the justice in having a group of commandos storming into an internet Cafe where a dozen laughing jokers are sitting there sending this sh^^ and wipe the place clean........sorry.....my visual picture......
As far as I am concerned, instant death is too good for hackers of any sort....you stick your nose where you have no ethical or legal right to, you get it cut off...or worse.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

The problem here folks is that you had to open those emails to read the contents. That probably sent a notification back to the sender that they had in fact reached a current working email acccount. Your email is now likely to be even more swamped with this type of stuff.

Best advice is if you don't know who it's from, and you weren't expecting it, delete it without opening it.

Actually, that depends very much on your mail client, and the settings in the mail client.

I use Thunderbird, and I have it set to not load images automatically. The tracking links do not work if the underlying images are not loaded.

Just using a secure mail client helps alot.

That said, I did a mailing last week for a customer, with tracking links (all highly legitimate) and I'm amazed at how many folks are running insecure mail clients that announce that messages have been opened.

-- Ned

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A couple of anti-419 websites.

419 Eater

Sweet Chilli Sauce

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The problem here folks is that you had to open those emails to read the contents. That probably sent a notification back to the sender that they had in fact reached a current working email acccount. Your email is now likely to be even more swamped with this type of stuff.

Best advice is if you don't know who it's from, and you weren't expecting it, delete it without opening it.

These emails are sent by compromised "zombie" computers...Once you're on the list...you're on the list...They no longer care if the account is active...They are casting a much wider net...and are still making plenty of money on the sheer volume of idiots willing to hand over their information to anyone who asks nicely.

Actually, I think the spammers would care if there was just some way to track the "news" back to the mother ship.

Most of the zombies use fairly anonymous ways to pick up their new assignments, but if they broadcast back a list of "fails" someone could quite possibly track back to the original author.

... and if we could find a few of them, and they disappeared under highly suspicious circumstances, we'd have a lot less spam.

Besides, the sending resource is free -- it isn't worth the risk if you're trying to minimize the cost of a free resource.

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The problem here folks is that you had to open those emails to read the contents. That probably sent a notification back to the sender that they had in fact reached a current working email acccount. Your email is now likely to be even more swamped with this type of stuff.

Best advice is if you don't know who it's from, and you weren't expecting it, delete it without opening it.

First off, I'm using MS Outlook 2002, & I can't find a way to turn off images....

Second this particular email didn't have images, just text....

Third, I'm inclined to go with Daniel's theory. I found my email addy on this list here. --------> http://www.clickhub.com/suppression/fdd_suppression_file.txt Any amount of not-clicking won't solve my situation. Websites like that are partially the cause of these mails.

And BTW, I found that spam particularly interesting because it's purportedly from the FBI (they were using a hotmail addy). They were threatening me into responding. LOL!

@ Dominique..... I found those sites particularly interesting. I'm going to check those out more later. The one even has a very good forum. Thanks!

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Account frozen...

The problem here folks is that you had to open those emails to read the contents. That probably sent a notification back to the sender that they had in fact reached a current working email acccount. Your email is now likely to be even more swamped with this type of stuff.

Best advice is if you don't know who it's from, and you weren't expecting it, delete it without opening it.

First off, I'm using MS Outlook 2002, & I can't find a way to turn off images....

Second this particular email didn't have images, just text....

Third, I'm inclined to go with Daniel's theory. I found my email addy on this list here. --------> http://www.clickhub.com/suppression/fdd_suppression_file.txt Any amount of not-clicking won't solve my situation. Websites like that are partially the cause of these mails.

And BTW, I found that spam particularly interesting because it's purportedly from the FBI (they were using a hotmail addy). They were threatening me into responding. LOL!

@ Dominique..... I found those sites particularly interesting. I'm going to check those out more later. The one even has a very good forum. Thanks!

That's just what they want you to do, reply . . . .

Had a few off those '419 MAIL's, during 2 months and when i replyed, from an INterNET CAFE and gave the BANK's Account's Private number, it inmediatly stopped.

A week or two later saw an article in the local newspaper, they had caught 8 members off an Nigerian Gang, laundering money, sending misleading information etc.
They' ve been aiming at Europe for quite a while now, but they get caught more and more . . .
I just can't believe, somebody falling for something like that!?
Who gives away a few million $ . . .

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The problem here folks is that you had to open those emails to read the contents. That probably sent a notification back to the sender that they had in fact reached a current working email acccount. Your email is now likely to be even more swamped with this type of stuff.

Best advice is if you don't know who it's from, and you weren't expecting it, delete it without opening it.

First off, I'm using MS Outlook 2002, & I can't find a way to turn off images....

Second this particular email didn't have images, just text....

Third, I'm inclined to go with Daniel's theory. I found my email addy on this list here. --------> http://www.clickhub.com/suppression/fdd_suppression_file.txt Any amount of not-clicking won't solve my situation. Websites like that are partially the cause of these mails.

And BTW, I found that spam particularly interesting because it's purportedly from the FBI (they were using a hotmail addy). They were threatening me into responding. LOL!

@ Dominique..... I found those sites particularly interesting. I'm going to check those out more later. The one even has a very good forum. Thanks!

That's just what they want you to do, reply . . . .

Had a few off those '419 MAIL's, during 2 months and when i replyed, from an INterNET CAFE and gave the BANK's Account's Private number, it inmediatly stopped.

A week or two later saw an article in the local newspaper, they had caught 8 members off an Nigerian Gang, laundering money, sending misleading information etc.
They' ve been aiming at Europe for quite a while now, but they get caught more and more . . .
I just can't believe, somebody falling for something like that!?
Who gives away a few million $ . . .

Especially in Lotto contests in foreign countries the victim has never entered.

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It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues