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monmouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:35 PM
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"SCAM" or not? Received in my e-mail...
I received this in my e-mail, not spam or Junk. Don't quite know what to make of it, I live in Florida.. Not really alarmed but when I saw the $350 something told me "SCAM." Just wondering what you all think.

FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Economic Financial and Crimes
Federal Bureau of Investigation Commision
J. Edgar Hoover Building 15A, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, Lagos, Nigeria
NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
REF: US/28028/8A28/11

Attention: You are to contact the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)Los Angeles, California to obtain your Clearance Certificate, find below their contact information's: Contact Person: Rev. James Kelly Principal Legal Advisor U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Rev James Email: revjameskelly@aol.com Los Angeles Office Address 606 South Olive Street, 8th Floor, California Ensure you contact them(DHS) with your Full Name, Address and Phone Number/Cell Number.

Contact the DHS via Email with the information above immediately, once you contact them I will get back to you or else I will have an agent come visit you at home for questioning. Furthermore, be advised that according to the United State Law together with the FBI rules and regulations, you are to obtain the document from the DHS. Also Note that you are to take care of the cost of the Clearance Certificate, which would be issued in your name. Due to the content of the Clearance Certificate and how important and secured the document is, you as the beneficiary will send to the DHS the sum of $350 Dollars only for the issuing of the Clearance Certificate. That is the lay down rules for the DHS to release such sensitive document; DHS will issue you the authentic and original copy of the Clearance Certificate with a seal on it for verification and approval. You are here by advice to contact them through the email address above to make an enquiry concerning how you will send the official fee to them.

Note that you are to observe this immediately, if you really want your funds to be credited to your personal bank account and to avoid any legal battle with the security operatives over this matter. We have already informed the DHS about the present situation go ahead and contact them immediately. Your fund is under our custody and will not be released to you unless the required document is confirmed, after that the funds would be release to you immediately without any delay. NOTE: We have asked for the above document to make available the most completed and up-to date records possible for no criminal justice purposes. The documents will clarify the intensity of this fund; exonerate it from money laundry, scam and terrorism. WARNING: Failure to provide the above requirement in the next 24 hours, legal action will be taken immediately by arresting and detaining you as soon as international court of justice issues a warrant of arrest, if you are found guilty, you will be jailed as terrorism, drug trafficking and money laundering is a serious problem in our community today and the world at large. The F.B.I will not stop at any length in tracking down and prosecuting any criminal who indulges in this criminal act. Nobody is above the law and the law is not a respecter of anybody. We presumed you are law abiding citizen whom would not want have scuffles with the authority, in and outside the United States.
We are charged with the responsibility of implementing legal norms and our authority is irrevocable so don't dare dispute our instruction, just act as instructed. The person you know will not help you in this matter rather abide by this instruction. The funds in question were deposited by those people that contacted you.

Note: You are to contact them (DHS) with your full names, phone number/cell number and full address via their email which I stated above immediately for the processing of your Clearance Certificate within the next 48 hours. Faithfully Yours Robert S. Mueller III FBI Director
Note contact the DHS office: revjameskelly@aol.com

CC. TO: Supreme Court of the United States U.S. Courts of Appeals U.S. District Courts U.S. Circuit Courts Courts of Special Jurisdiction: Bankruptcy Courts Court of Claims, 1855 - 1982 U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1982 - Customs Court, 1890 - 1980 U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1910 - 1982 U.S. Court of International Trade, 1980 - Commerce Court, 1910 - 1913 Territorial Courts Courts of the District of Columbia Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Federal Courts Outside the Judiciary
ROBERT MUELLER
Director – FBI.
NSB SEAL ABOVE
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FLAprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:35 PM
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1. Contact the DHS office at revjameskelly@aol.com ??? -- I do believe that that is CRAP.
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ck4829 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:36 PM
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2. Yeah, the FBI's not in Nigeria, but all those scammers are
Edited on Sat Dec-18-10 01:38 PM by ck4829
And I doubt the top dog of the FBI would contact you, what do we pay all those agents for?
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FLAprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:37 PM
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3. And FBI HQ on Pennsylvania Avenue in LAGOS, NIGERIA!? Scam!
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KeepItReal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:38 PM
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4. "you as the beneficiary will send to the DHS the sum of $350 Dollars"
:rofl:
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angstlessk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:39 PM
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5. SCAM the government does not use .aol email for official business...
Nor would they send this via email..it would come by certified mail, or by a warrant issued by an officer of the courts...yeah, go ahead send them $350...not a problem!!!!
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benddem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:39 PM
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6. No federal agency
would send you this. The only thing they didn't ask for is your bank account no. This is a real low for the Nigerian nut jobs. They will catch some fox news watchers i.e. low info voters.
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Catbird Donating Member (633 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:39 PM
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7. Obviously scam/spam
Red flags:
Bad grammar
Obvious nongovernmental email address
NIGERIA!!
Request for personal information
Request for MONEY!!
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:40 PM
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8. Our government is in such dire straits that we had to move the FBI to Nigeria!
Must be much cheaper to administer in Lagos.

FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Economic Financial and Crimes
Federal Bureau of Investigation Commision
J. Edgar Hoover Building 15A, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, Lagos, Nigeria

NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
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Hannah Bell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:40 PM
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9. "something" told you scam? everything in that email says scam.
starting from the fact that it's an email.
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:40 PM
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10. Last time I checked
th J. Edgar Hoover bldg was not in Nigeria.
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sailor65 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:41 PM
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11. Of course it's a scam.....
Here's something you might enjoy

http://www.419eater.com/

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Laf.La.Dem. Donating Member (924 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:41 PM
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12. WOW - "arresting and detaining you"
This sounds very "legal" - send me $500.00 for my legal help - my aol email address is :argh:
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WillowTree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:44 PM
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13. Send them the $350 immediately!
Because, ya know, all DHS and, for that matter, all government offices, have AOL e-mail addresses.

Sheesh!!
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TalkingDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 02:23 PM
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21. No send ME $350.00 i
Because I'm the super secret supervisor over all the Reverends in the DHS.

Better yet, I think he should just send me his bank routing number and save himself the trouble.
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realisticphish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:45 PM
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14. aol lol nt
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superduperfarleft Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:45 PM
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15. If you have to ask....
it's a scam
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glinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:52 PM
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16. I have received many of those in my spam folder. Do not respond and mark as junk mail/spam.
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COLGATE4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 01:56 PM
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17. Absolutely a scam. Contact the FBI and send them a copy.
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 02:07 PM
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18. The gummint doesn't use AOHELL, they moved on decades ago
I suggest you send this to http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx and abuse@aol.com. Between them, they'll get this guy.
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Stevenmarc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 02:10 PM
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19. I have a bridge in Brooklyn, if you send the sum of $350 I will sell it to you.
Edited on Sat Dec-18-10 02:32 PM by Stevenmarc
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 02:19 PM
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20. Ask for the US address and send Monopoly money
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MiniMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-18-10 03:03 PM
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22. Scam
Homeland security would not send you a message by email.
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