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Fraud - "FBI Money Laundering Arrest Notification" Scam

The Federal Bureau Of Investigation(FBI) will never call you or send you emails asking you to pay a fee. Therefore, recipients of emails similar to the one below, which claim they will be arrested if they do not pay a fee, is a scam being sent by scammers. Therefore, recipients are asked to delete them and should not follow the instructions in it.

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The "FBI Money Laundering Arrest Notification" Scam

From: Christoper wray - www44@biscuit.ocn.ne.jp

Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Subject: This is final warning

Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division

FBI Headquarters In Washington, D.C.

Federal Bureau Of Investigation

J. Edgar Hoover Building

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE ONLY 72 HOURS TO COMPLY WITH THE NEEDED FEE OF $105 USD OR YOU WILL BE ARRESTED AND I WAS CALLING YOU BUT YOUR NOT PICKING UP AND BE WARNED THAT TODAY WILL BE THE FIRST AND LAST DAY YOU WILL FAIL TO PICK TO UP MY CALL WITHOUT NO REASON AND AGAIN BE INFORM THAT YOUR GIVEN ONLY 72HOURS TO COMPLY WITH THE NEEDED FEE OR YOU WILL GET ARRESTED AT ONCE WITHOUT ANY DELAY IN EXPIRATION OF THE 72 HOURS BECAUSE WE FOUND OUT THAT YOUR COMMITTING THE OFFENSE OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND YOU KNOW HOW FRAUD IT IS IN UR COUNTRY TO BE INVOLVE IN MONEY LAUNDERING ISSUE, AND YOUR FOUND THE GUILTY OF SENDING MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY WHICH IS CONSIDERED AS MONEY LAUNDERING AND WILL BE TREATED ACCORDING TO THE ACT OF MONEY LAUNDERING 2018, PLEASE BE INFORM THAT YOUR GIVEN ONLY 72 HOURS REMEMBER 72 HOURS. TO COMPLY IMMEDIATELY OR WILL BE ARRESTED AND JAILED FOR LIFE IMPRISONMENT, KINDLY VIEW THE DOCUMENTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE FROM THE LEGITIMIZE SOURCE AND YOUR NOW BARED FROM MAKING ANY OTHER TRANSACTION TILL YOU SEND THE FEE FOR OBTAINING THE DOCUMENT ON YOUR BEHALF OR YOU WILL FACE THE FACE THAT WE PLAY FOR YOUR CONCERN,

AM HERE TO GIVING YOU MY HELP THAT ONCE YOU SEND THE FEE YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR FUND WITHOUT ANY FEE AGAIN AND STOP CONTACTING ANY EMAIL TELLING YOU TO SEND MONEY OUT OF YOUR COUNTRY WITHOUT LET US KNOW AND NOW FOREWORD US ANY EMAIL YOU RECEIVE TELLING YOU TO SEND MONEY

And here is the information to send the fes $105.00 us dollars through Western union or Money gram.

ReceiverName:Chris Dave

City: Cotonou

Country: Benin Republic

Question: Urgent

Answer: Needed

Amount: $105.00 us dollars only

After payment has been made kindly send the below info for pick!

Sender's Name:...........

LOOKING FOREWORD TO HEAR FROM YOUR ?

EXPECTING YOUR KIND ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.

Mr Christopher wray

FBI DIRECTOR

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