Shivering in my boots...

[Chalenge]

In times of economic turmoil the crime rate and scams in particular always increase.

Email from the 'FBI' follows:

Attention Funds Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that a foreign bank from West Africa have transferred funds worth Millions of United States Dollars with your name as the beneficiary. This foreign bank knows that they do not have enough facilities to effect this payment from their location to your account and therefore they used what is known as Secret Diplomatic Transit Payment (S.T.D.P) to do this transfer and they are currently awaiting a confirmation from you for final crediting to your account. Secret diplomatic payments are not made unless the funds are related to terrorist activities, so if you are not intending to finance terrorism and your transaction is legitimate, why then did you agree to receive these funds through this means that was used instead of a direct transfer to your account?

Our findings shows that this method of transfer was used in the past to finance terrorist acts, so there is need to correct this problem now to avoid you getting into trouble when the funds reflects in your account. Under the United Nations monetary rules it is our duty as a world wide commission to correct this little problem before this fund will be credited into your personal account. Due to the increased difficulty and security measures set up by the United States for the transfer of funds from foreign banks, the FBI foreign bank commission have stopped the transfer on its way to debit your reserve account and pay you through a secured diplomatic transit account (s.d.t.a) We govern and oversee funds transfer for the World Bank and the rest of the world.

We demand your immediate response with full details of the transaction you are doing that involved this huge sum because the funds are currently being held in our custody. You must provide us with a Diplomatic Immunity Seal of Transfer (DIST) within 3 days from the world local bank that authorized the fund transfer to certify that the funds you are about to receive are clean and free from terrorist and drug. Until this document is provided we shall have cause to cross and impound the transfer and will come to your house to arrest you.

The 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. This Condition is Valid until 15th of this month after which the funds shall be confiscated and legal action will be taken against you.

Guarantee: Funds will be released upon confirmation of the DIST document.

NOTE: We have requested for the DIST document to make available the most complete and update 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 Document to us, we will charge you with the financial crimes. The United Nations 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 Service (CJIS) Division processes these requests to check illegal activities.

Best Regard,
Crime Division

[oakranger]

OK,   

You know how easy Americans can be fool in getting more money, just look at the Bernie Madoff scam.  There are a lot of people trying to find a quick way to be rich.   

[Shamus]

I dunno, I would be a bit wary as well, sounds like they are talking about transferring S.T.D's or something.

shamus

[john9001]

sounds like you better send the "FBI" all your personal information. 

[Lligaf]

First off the FBI will never send you an email second they would send a certified letter ta ya. That's just a hoax delete it. Better yet send them  a nice little response. If you get on FBI web page I almost bet u find that scam there along with others.

[trigger2]

Send it into the feds, I'm sure they'd like a good laugh. I'm sure they'd love to crack the twits impersonating them too...

Got a similar one, followed it for a while, then informed them that I sent their IP and scam e-mails to the FBI, they freaked, pretty much told me to never contact them again, and some things that Skuzz would have to wack me with his banhammer should I say them here...



They're always a good laugh.