This is an obvious scam. I just received this e-mail, and it has all the halmarks of a scam: It wants to much info, it uses "legitimate" agency names, yet all the e-mail addresses are not to that agency. it mentions Nigeria... Don't fall for this one.
Scam e-mail Below:
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crimes Division.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
J. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington D.C
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
HELLO, YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE:
THIS OFFICE HAVE BEEN ALERTED BY FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT BOARD OF AFRICA. THE SETTLEMENT BOARD OFFICE HAVE PREPARED A CASH DISPATCH PACKAGE OF US$15.5 MILLION FOR YOU. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SOURCE OF THE FUND IS A OVER DUE PAYMENT WHICH HAVE BEEN UNCLAIMED FOR OVER 8YEARS NOW.
THE US EMBASSY IN NIGERIA HELPED THEM TO VERIFY AND GAVE AN ABIDING ATTESTATION FOR YOU TO BE THE LEGAL OWNER OF THIS FUND.
SO NOW YOU WILL CONTACT THE US EMBASSY SECRETARY (TROY CARTER) ON HIS E-MAIL: mr.charlespaul001@live.com
PLEASE NOTE WHILE CONTACTING THE US EMBASSY IN NIGERIA, YOU WILL QUOTE HIM YOUR DETAIL IN THE FORMAT BELOW WITHOUT MISTAKE:
YOUR NAME IN FULL:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
SEX:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
POSITION:
HAVING FILLED THE ABOVE, PLEASE YOU SEND IT TO: mr.charlespaul001@live.com
CONTACT PERSON: TROY CARTER
UNITED STATE EMBASSY, LAGOS OFFICE
EMAIL ADDRESS: mr.charlespaul001@live.com
DIRECT TELL +234-7046144294
BEST REGARDS,
Robert S. Mueller III
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA
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