Should I be worried about this?

StormWarrior

I know people get those Nigerian bank transfer emails all the time, but I just got this and it has a postal address and the email address looks real. It was sent from this email address: robertmueller@fbi.gov

I'll cut and paste it here:

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
FBI-Washington Field Office
601 4th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20535
Email: mueller-fbi@w.cn

ATTENTION: Fund Beneficiary,

OFFICIAL WARNING FROM THE FBI FOREIGN REMITTANCE/TELEGRAPHIC DEPT.:

It has been discovered that your inheritance/winning/check compensation FUND was about being transferred to an unknown account under your name. This attempt was perpetrated by someone who claims to be working for you, and that you have given him due authority to have the FUND moved to the new account.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) waded in after being alerted by the supposed bank. We investigated and found that there is a possible money laundering activity in play. The FUND (US$12,000,000.00) was found to be deposited in a top bank in America in your name pending your consent to have it transferred to the new account. It was further revealed that initial FUND transfer originated from Nigeria to England and now here in a Bank in USA. These transfers did not follow due process in line with the international FUND transfer rules and regulation.

We advice you to contact us immediately, as the funds have been stopped and are being held in our custody, until you are able to provide us with a Diplomatic Immunity Seal of Transfer (DIST) document within 3 days from the Country that authorized the transfer to certify that the funds that you are about to receive are terrorist/drug free or we shall have cause to impound the payment and subsequent prosecution. We shall release the funds to you immediately we receive this legal document and make sure that you get your payment without any further delay.

Be informed that FAILURE to have this cleared out or If you fail to provide the Documents to us, we will charge you and take appropriate action against you for not proving the legality of the funds. We will not hesitate to visit the full weight of the law upon you if you do not clear this fund.

Finally, you are expected to have the CLEARANCE DOCUMENT obtain from where the FUND originated from to have you and your fund cleared. Only then shall we release your FUND as clean money devoid of any illegality, and you will be free of any involvement. To this end, you are to contact Mr. Spencer Lulu of the Anti Graft Department of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (E.F.C.C.) Nigeria and have the DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL of TRANSFER (DIST) CLEARANCE DOCUMENT obtained. Contact us now for further clarification.

Note that you have 72hours to obtain this crucial Documentation. This has to be cleared! You are warned!

Faithfully Yours
Robert Mueller III
FBI Director
601 4th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20535

Dravokivich

FBI have no duristicion in Ireland... you should be fine...

up for anything

You are joking about being worried about this. It's just another scam.

Scam

PaddyBomb

Cop on man.

How could you think that wasnt a scam?

Chardee MacDennis

Poor grammar, poor spelling, and random capitalisation of letters, yeh this looks like the fbi's work alright...

owenc

If it was real he would've provided a telephone number.

Strange Loop

Robert Mueller took the time to write to you personally and you have to contact Spencer Lulu.
I'm sure it's legit.

Sea Sharp

go for it, you've only your dignity to lose.

The Big Red Button

StormWarrior wrote: »

Should I be worried about this?

To be honest, I'm more worried that there's actually someone out there that would even consider that it mightn't be a scam!

Recon

first sentence "was about being transferred"....and you were worried!?!

SEPT 23 1989

Its a fake,that particular FBI field office is located at 603 4th Street

pickarooney

Email: mueller-fbi@w.cn

The FBI is outsourcing to China now? Hard times indeed.

Sea Sharp

The email address is actually mueller-fbi@w.cn
Nigerians in China
edit>
damn you ^^!!

StormWarrior

Well thanks for putting my mind at rest, I was worried that I'd have Jack Bauer smashing my door down at 2am and using the interrogation kit on me.

pickarooney

StormWarrior wrote: »

Well thanks for putting my mind at rest, I was hoping that I'd have Jack Bauer smashing my door down at 2am and using the interrogation kit on me, in Welsh.

FYP

reallyrose

As a scam, it's not bad. Both carrot and stick at the same time.

Jesus Wept

StormWarrior wrote: »

Robert Mueller III

Bob Mueller III is a bad egg.

Bob Mueller II though, and you'd have cause for concern.

jackiebaron

If you check google earth you'll see that 601 4th St NW in DC is in fact a car park :P

Kidchameleon

StormWarrior wrote: »

Should I be worried about this?

Facepalm

kjl

Earthquake Warning!!!!

storm2811

I got the best scam email the other day.
It was from this fella in Ghana(apparently) who owned a cocoa factory, pirates stole all his stock and there was no cocoa left anywhere so he wanted me to send him a shed load of money.:pac:

I keep getting some weird thing aswell titled FWD: and it's always empty but sent from different people..

amdublin

StormWarrior wrote: »

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) waded in after being alerted by the supposed bank.

Yeah "waded". Cos that's what the FBI do.

Totally not a scam OP.

Fact.

JonB

If you see a black ford van, run like hell

VinnyTGM

Email Mueller back and ask him what he is talking about, that you received the money over a week ago.

North_West_Art

I got the same email today.. I just deleted it. Millions of people with nothing to do out there

caseyann

StormWarrior wrote: »

I know people get those Nigerian bank transfer emails all the time, but I just got this and it has a postal address and the email address looks real. It was sent from this email address: robertmueller@fbi.gov

I'll cut and paste it here:

ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
FBI-Washington Field Office
601 4th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20535
Email: mueller-fbi@w.cn

ATTENTION: Fund Beneficiary,

OFFICIAL WARNING FROM THE FBI FOREIGN REMITTANCE/TELEGRAPHIC DEPT.:

It has been discovered that your inheritance/winning/check compensation FUND was about being transferred to an unknown account under your name. This attempt was perpetrated by someone who claims to be working for you, and that you have given him due authority to have the FUND moved to the new account.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) waded in after being alerted by the supposed bank. We investigated and found that there is a possible money laundering activity in play. The FUND (US$12,000,000.00) was found to be deposited in a top bank in America in your name pending your consent to have it transferred to the new account. It was further revealed that initial FUND transfer originated from Nigeria to England and now here in a Bank in USA. These transfers did not follow due process in line with the international FUND transfer rules and regulation.

We advice you to contact us immediately, as the funds have been stopped and are being held in our custody, until you are able to provide us with a Diplomatic Immunity Seal of Transfer (DIST) document within 3 days from the Country that authorized the transfer to certify that the funds that you are about to receive are terrorist/drug free or we shall have cause to impound the payment and subsequent prosecution. We shall release the funds to you immediately we receive this legal document and make sure that you get your payment without any further delay.

Be informed that FAILURE to have this cleared out or If you fail to provide the Documents to us, we will charge you and take appropriate action against you for not proving the legality of the funds. We will not hesitate to visit the full weight of the law upon you if you do not clear this fund.

Finally, you are expected to have the CLEARANCE DOCUMENT obtain from where the FUND originated from to have you and your fund cleared. Only then shall we release your FUND as clean money devoid of any illegality, and you will be free of any involvement. To this end, you are to contact Mr. Spencer Lulu of the Anti Graft Department of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (E.F.C.C.) Nigeria and have the DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL of TRANSFER (DIST) CLEARANCE DOCUMENT obtained. Contact us now for further clarification.

Note that you have 72hours to obtain this crucial Documentation. This has to be cleared! You are warned!

Faithfully Yours
Robert Mueller III
FBI Director
601 4th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20535

You are meant to report them.As far as i know you can report it to the FBI and on their web page forward the details.

galwayrush

No such thing as a free lunch OP.

Gary4279

Honestly man that looks like a load of bull. The FBI don't email you and say 'you are warned' especially when it about $12,000,000. Also, the FBI have nothing to do with anyone in Ireland.

Your stupidity has actually infuriated me.

tallaghtoutlaws

jackiebaron wrote: »

If you check google earth you'll see that 601 4th St NW in DC is in fact a car park :P

Other side of the street from that Car Park is where the field office is located. And as it is the whole block the address actually starts at 601.

http://washingtondc.fbi.gov/

Real address but looking at scam websites 100% scam and if anyone fell for it they deserve to be robbed

Ask yourself why the FBI would be mailing you to begin with :rolleyes:

Capt'n Midnight

galwayrush wrote: »

No such thing as a free lunch OP.

There's this place in town that gives you free tea and crisps and chocolate

I decided to quit when I cut myself shaving and nothing came out but air.

Bonito

pickarooney wrote: »

The FBI is outsourcing to China now? Hard times indeed.

Or Cavan.

Four

If the FBI wanted you, I'm pretty sure they'd just come after you instead of sending an e-mail warning you that they're after you.

Bonito

Four wrote: »

If the FBI wanted you, I'm pretty sure they'd just come after you instead of sending an e-mail warning you that they're after you.

Why do you think Osama hasn't been caught?

Dear,
Mr bin Laden. I am writing to you to inform you that we shall be making our monthly house call to you on the 14th of this month at 14:00. Please ensure you are home for when our agents call. As you have missed your previous 30 visits, it is most important you are home for this one.

Yours scincerely,
The FBI.

SoulTrader

StormWarrior wrote: »

Note that you have 72hours to obtain this crucial Documentation.

Fat Tony: You have 24 hours to give us our money. And to show you we're serious… you have 12 hours.

dubtom

Ah a new version. The problem here is that Mr Lulu will charge you for the crucial Documentation, but hey,you can afford it.

Degsy

Sweet Jesus..

DonkeyStyle \o/

and have the DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL of TRANSFER (DIST) CLEARANCE DOCUMENT obtained.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiXNUaSjXRY

I'd say if the FBI really had anything to say to you, it'd be through the Gardai.

Dammo

Shame to miss out on the $12m though. I say contact Lulu asap.

questionmark?

Look OP dont worry. I'll sort this out for you. Just PM your bank details, pps numbers, photocopy of your passport and of course your left testicle and i'll make sure to do the paperwork for you and get this cleared up!

RonMexico

Is that the same Spencer Lulu who runs the Safari park outside Borris in Ossary???

AskMyChocolate

I believe certain elements of society have been receiving fake e-mails purporting to come from this office. The FBI does not issue veiled warnings or indulge in hyperbole. For proof of this you may avail yourself of our "How to know a scam is being perpetrated" pamphlet. It is available in all regional FBI offices. Or, alternately you could send a cheque/postal order to our head office in the amount of £12,000,000 + £1.50 p+p and we will send one out to you.

Yours sincerely,

The FBI

CavanCrew

Bonito wrote: »

Or Cavan.

;COUGH. A low blow

foxyboxer

OP, this is to inform you that you have won $1,000,000 in the Foxyboxer Lottery. Please PM me your bank details and PIN number so I can deposit your winnings. Congratulations!!!



:pac:

naomi6297

I've had the same email also one from koffi annan and the metropolitan police in london. At this stage I should be a multi billionaire. I must get at least ten of these emails every day.