"Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Fake Emails

Scammers are sending out fake Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) emails like the one below, which claim the recipients should respond to an email address in order to receive their restitution. The scammers will ask their potential victims to send them their personal information, and subsequently, ask them to send money in order to receive their restitution. But, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) will ask online users to do so.

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Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Fake Emails

Online users should always go to www.ic3.gov to verify suspicious emails which appear to have been sent from Internet Crime Complaint Center.

A Fake "Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Email Sent by Scammers

From: Stephen Chapman <info@insead.edu>

Date: May 15, 2019 at 2:18:45 AM GMT+9:30

Subject: Please read carefully

Reply-To: s.chapman@brclondon.co.uk

Attention;

Please find the attached below to

view the enclosed details about your claims.

Stephen Chapman,

Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).

Financial Monitoring Division -UK

Internet Crime Complaint Center

In Partnership with:

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)

Notification Ref ID: AU405994000

We regret to inform you that you have been a victim of internet fraud, identity theft/ online dating scam.

See following case details:

The case on world renowned cyber-criminal , Kevin Amuche, 32 and Henrik Bialek, 40, have been tried and closed at the District Court of Basel-Stadt (Strafgericht des Kantons Basel-Stadt) last month after numerous rejected extradition appeals. They were apprehended at the Euro Airport, Basel while fleeing Switzerland federal authorities in an unrelated fraud case. The case was closed based on the following settlement terms; I. Court-ordered recovered from the defendants shall be converted into settlement funds and remitted to eligible affected victims, II. To be paid in full before end of sentence date.

We have thoroughly investigated the case with our Intelligence Monitoring Network System and found that you were one of the numerous victims through email correspondences between you two showing payments made by you, as well as telephone logs. Upon final evaluation of his assets after liquidation, he is said to be worth $28m stolen from approx. 96 victims.

The aforementioned defendants and their group of co-offenders used over 2000 aliases to mask their original identities, which is why you may not be familiar with the names used by this fraudsters.

However, our records indicate that you have been a victim of fraud and/or identity theft because your contact details and personal information were found on several computer devices belonging to the defendants. Following court orders, this makes you eligible for restitution in the amount of £521,911.00 for damages caused by his crimes.

This investigation was kept private and out of public media. Hence, all victims were represented by a professional public defendant including yourself.

To receive your restitution immediately, email me s.chapman@brclondon.co.uk to verify that we have the right person and get you connected with the court appointed law firm who will give you more information and guidance through the entire process. If you already received and/or responded to a notification, or feel you have received this notification in error and haven't been victimized in anyway, kindly disregard. To avoid delays, quote your reference number in all correspondence

Sincerely Yours

Mrs. Stephen Chapman

Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)

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May 10, 2024 at 10:14 AM by
"Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Fake Emails
woomera60 from: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Who should this scam be reported to? Where to contact?

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October 23, 2021 at 3:56 AM by
"Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Fake Emails
an anonymous user from: City of Ryde, Macquarie Park, New South Wales, Australia

Got one similar only from Mrs Jean Pickford

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October 23, 2021 at 3:55 AM by
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an anonymous user from: City of Ryde, Macquarie Park, New South Wales, Australia

Got one as above from Mrs Jean Pickford

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August 15, 2020 at 9:47 PM by
"Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Fake Emails
an anonymous user from: Wiley Park, New South Wales, Australia

"Patrick Henson Esq <p.henson@phensonllc.co.uk>

maybe another scammer I received an email form him advising me of funds that have been allocated to me asfollows:

We regret to inform you that you have been a victim of internet fraud /identity theft. See following case details:

The case on world renowned cyber-criminal, Warren O'Neill, 32 and Chase Adisa, 40, have been tried and closed at the Federal Administrative Court of Switzerland (St. Gallen, Switzerland) last month after numerous rejected extradition appeals. They were apprehended at the Euro Airport, Basel while fleeing Switzerland federal authorities in an unrelated fraud case. The case was Judged and closed.

We have thoroughly investigated the case with our Intelligence Monitoring Network System and found that you were one of the numerous victims through email correspondences between you two showing payments made by you, as well as telephone logs. Upon final evaluation of his assets after liquidation, he is said to be worth $28m stolen from approx. 56 victims.

The aforementioned defendants and their group of co-offenders used over 2000 aliases to mask their original identities, which is why you may not be familiar with the names used by this fraudsters. However, our records indicate that you have been a victim of fraud and/or identity theft because your contact details and personal information were found on several computer devices belonging to the defendants. Following court orders, this makes you eligible for restitution in the amount of 721,911.00GBP for damages caused by his crimes.

This investigation was kept private and out of public media. Hence, all victims were represented by a professional public defendant including yourself.

To receive your restitution To receive your restitution immediately, email me info@brclondonuk.co.uk with your full name and Ref ID to verify that we have the right person and get you connected with the court appointed law firm who will give you more information and guidance through the entire process.

Sincerely Yours

Mrs. Marisa O'Sullivan"

Received this.

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February 2, 2022 at 12:58 AM by
"Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Fake Emails
an anonymous user from: North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I also got this one

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June 25, 2020 at 2:54 PM by
"Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Fake Emails
info

Scam:

"From: Mrs. Lorraine Millard <admin@allwin24.ir>

Sent: Thursday, 25 June 2020 10:17 AM

To: Recipients <admin@allwin24.ir>

Subject: RESTITUTION BY COURT ORDER

Financial Monitoring Division-UK

Internet Crime Complaint Center

In Partnership with:

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)

FILE REF NUMBER: AU448994658

This is an exclusive notification from the District Court of Basel-Stadt

(Strafgericht des Kantons Basel-Stadt). We regret to inform you that your

identity has been compromised in an online identity theft scheme/dating

scheme recently uncovered in Switzerland.

The court order indicates that you are eligible to receive a restitution

payment immediately for the internet fraud you've been a victim of (knowingly or unknowingly).

The offenders have been prosecuted, tried, and restitution ordered to

victims involved. This means victims that had direct contact with the offenders and

those who are unaware of the incident prior to this notification are entitled

to claims.

To receive your restitution immediately, email me at

lorraine.millard@brclondonuk.co.uk with your full name and File Ref

Number to verify that we have the right person and get you connected with the court

appointed law firm who will give you more information and guidance through the

entire process.

Note that restitution claims are valid until the 10th July 2020

Best Regards,

Lorraine Millard,

Email: lorraine.millard@brclondonuk.co.uk

Lorraine Millard | Administrative Clerk

Strafgericht des Kantons Basel-Stadt (District Court)

Schützenmattstrasse 20, 4009 Basel, Switzerland"

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June 29, 2020 at 5:36 PM by
"Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Fake Emails
an anonymous user from: Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

I first received an email and then I got a mailed letter. Who do I forward the letter too?

The firm I received it from was Patrick Henson & Co from the u.k. All up the letters are the same with a few changes but still the same.Thanks, Samantha...

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June 29, 2020 at 5:37 PM by
"Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Fake Emails
info

Send the email to info@Onlinethreatalerts.com

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January 13, 2020 at 9:43 AM by
"Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Fake Emails
an anonymous user from: Saginaw, Michigan, United States

I received an "undeliverable Mail" email that had a lot of "Details Text" and other "click me" links. But also had my correct email address at the top. And it did come to me at my correct email address.

Here is some of the info:

2181479183@qq.com

host mx3.qq.com [203.205.219.57]

SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<2181479183@qq.com>:

550 Mailbox not found. hxxp://service.mail.qq.com/cgi-bin/help

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January 9, 2020 at 5:57 AM by
"Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Fake Emails
an anonymous user from: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

I'm from Victoria Australia, we're almost scammed /conned into believing that we we're intiled to some internet /fraud restitution. It's all fake. Please don't send (IC3)internet crime complaint centre fake emails to these come or fraudsters. They pry on You emotions and cause you nothing but crief and rip you off. If I hadn't searched the "Henrik Balik." yours sincerely M. D.

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