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The "Federal Bureau Of Investigation FBI Over-due Payment" Advance Fee Scam

The Federal Bureau Of Investigation FBI Over-due Payment Advance Fee Scam

The fake "Federal Bureau Of Investigation FBI Over-due Payment" email below is an advance-fee scam. This scam is a form of fraud and one of the most common types of confidence trick. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster requires in order to obtain the large sum.

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The "Federal Bureau Of Investigation FBI Over-due Payment" Scam

From: Christopher Wray <fbi@via-numerica.net>

Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 10:41 AM

Subject: Re: Transfer Details

FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.

Dear Beneficiary

We hope this notification arrives meeting your good health and mind. (FBI) Washington, DC in conjunction with some other relevant investigation agencies here in the United STATES of America have recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you have an over-due payment in tone of USD $10.3M.

It might interest you to know that we have taken our time in screening through this project as stipulated on our protocol of operation and have finally confirmed that your payment/transaction with Citibank is 100% genuine and hitch free from all facets and of which you have the lawful right to claim your fund without any further delay. Having said all this, we will further advise that you go ahead in dealing with the Citibank, Alabama(AL) accordingly as we will be monitoring all their activities with you as well as your correspondence at all levels.

NOTE: There are numerous scam emails on the internet, imposters impersonating names and images. We therefore warn our dear citizens to be very careful with any claim email you receive prior to these irregularities so that they do not fall victim to this ugly circumstance anymore and should in case you are already dealing with anybody or office claiming that you have a payment with them, you are to STOP further contact with them immediately in your best interest and contact the real bank (Citibank) only where your fund is laying, with the below information:

Bank Name: Citibank

Address: 815 D Pelham Rd, Jacksonville, Alabama(AL) 36265.

Attn: Charles Heath (Remittance Director)

E-mail: charlesheath62@aol.com

website: www.citibank.com

Contact the bank today and furnish them with this information below for processing of your payment/funds accordingly.

FULL NAME:____________________

CURRENT ADDRESS:______________

CITY:_________________________

STATE:________________________

ZIP CODE:_____________________

DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:________

NOTE: In your best interest, any message that does not come from the above email address with phone number should be nullified and avoided immediately for security reasons. Meanwhile, we will advise that you contact the Citibank office in Phenix City Alabama immediately with the above email address and request that they attend to your payment file as directed so as to enable you receive your payment/fund accordingly.

Ensure you follow all directives from Citibank as this will further help hasten up the whole payment process in regards to the transfer of your fund to you as designated. Also have in mind that the Citibank equally has their own protocol of operation as stipulated on their banking terms. All modalities has already been worked out before you were contacted and note that we will be monitoring all your dealings with them as you proceed so you don't have anything to worry about.

All we require from you henceforth is an update so as to enable us be on track with you and the Citibank. Without wasting much time, we will want you to contact them immediately with the above email address and phone number so as to enable them attend to your case accordingly without any further delay as time is already running out.

Should in case you need any more information in regards to this notification, feel free to get back to us via email so that we can brief you more as we are here to guide you during and after this

project has been completely perfected and you have received your payment/fund as stated.

Thank you very much for your anticipated co-operation.

BEST REGARDS,

Christopher Wray

Federal Bureau of Investigation.

J. Edgar Hoover Building

601,4th Street,

935 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW Washington, D.C.

20535-0001, USA

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Dec 20, 2019 at 3:31 PM by
The "Federal Bureau Of Investigation FBI Over-due Payment" Advance Fee Scam
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"From: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date: December 19, 2019 at 11:41:14 PM MST
Subject: Re: FBI ALERTS!!!CONTACT AND COMPLY WITH THE BANK pmb-
Reply-To:

FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C

J. Edgar Hoover Building935 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW Washington, D.C

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington,D.C received your mail.Once again,your funds is ready for delivery and right now at the airport,
so if you are really interested in getting your funds you will act accordingly and send the requested $350 to them immediately.

Contact the Bank immediately and act as you have been instructed.

Head Office

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

33 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10045

EMAIL: federalreserrve18-gmail.com
Tel: 1-631-460-5789

Once again,contact the bank with the above email address and send the needed fee for the requested documents to them ,
so that the $22.5m can be released to you on time in according to International Law.


You have been warned!!!

Yours faithfully,

Best Regards,

Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C"

Here is another scam.

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Jul 16, 2019 at 10:11 AM by
The "Federal Bureau Of Investigation FBI Over-due Payment" Advance Fee Scam
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"From: Mr Edward Mark
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 2:25 AM
Subject: FBI Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Anti-Terrorist And Monetary Crimes Division
FBI Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
J.Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
www.fbi.gov
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

This e-mail has been issued to you in order to Officially inform you
that we have completed an investigation on an International Payment in
which was issued to you by an International Lottery Company. With the
help of our newly developed technology (International Monitoring
Network System) we discovered that your e-mail address was
automatically selected by an Online Balloting System, this has legally
won you the sum of $7.4 million USD from a Lottery Company outside the
United States of America. During our investigation we discovered that
your e-mail won the money from an Online Balloting System and we have
authorized this winning to be paid to you via INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED
BANK DRAFT. Normally, it will take up to 5 business days for an
INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT by your local bank.

We have successfully notified this company on your behalf that funds
are to be drawn from a registered bank within the world Wide,so as to
enable you cash the check instantly without any delay, henceforth the
stated amount of $7.4 million USD has been deposited with IMF .We have
completed this investigation and you are hereby approved to receive
the winning prize as we have verified the entire transaction to be
Safe and 100% risk free, due to the fact that the funds have been
deposited with IMF you will be required to settle the following bills
directly to the Lottery Agent in-charge of this transaction whom is
located in Portonovo,Benin Republic. According to our discoveries, you
were required to pay for the following,
(1) Deposit Fee's ( IMF INTERNATIONAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE )
(2) Shipping Fee's ( This is the charge for shipping the Cashier's
Check to your home address)

The total amount for everything is $250.00 We have tried our possible
best to indicate that this $250.00 should be deducted from your
winning prize but we found out that the funds have already been
deposited to IMF and cannot be accessed by anyone apart from you the
winner, therefore you will be required to pay the required fee's to
the Agent in-charge of this transaction In order to proceed with this
transaction, you will be required to contact the agent in-charge ( Mr,
Mark Edward) via e-mail. Kindly look below to find appropriate contact
information:

CONTACT AGENT NAME: Mr, Mark Edward
E-MAIL==edwardmark83-aol.com
Telephone == 23480-5750-2722
You will be required to e-mail him with the following information:
FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:

You will also be required to request Western Union or Money Gram
details on how to send the required $250.00 in order to immediately
ship your prize of $7.4 million USD via INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED BANK
DRAFT from IMF, also include the following transaction code in order
for him to immediately identify this transaction : EA2948-710.This
letter will serve as proof that the Federal Bureau Of Investigation is
authorizing you to pay the required $250.00 ONLY to Mr, Mark Edward
via information in which he shall send to you,

Christopher A Wray
Federal Bureau of Investigation F B I
Yours in Service,Photograph of Director
Christopher Wray,vii1 Director Office of Public
Affairs Welcome once more to FBI"

Here is another scam.

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Mar 6, 2019 at 4:58 AM by
The "Federal Bureau Of Investigation FBI Over-due Payment" Advance Fee Scam
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The scammers are using these email addresses:

richard.mark403-yahoo.com
christoph.wray99-gmail.com

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