Oszust (scammer) pisze: „I am Mr. Robert S.Mueller, The FBI Director”

Na zdjęciu: Pudła z fałszywymi dolarami oferowane przez oszustów amatorom „łatwych” i „szybkich” pieniędzy. Ludzie tracą miliardy dolarów rocznie wskutek połaszczenia się na fałszywy „spadek”, czy fałszywy „interes” oferowany przez oszustów.

       Oszust (scammer) pisze: "I am Mr. Robert S.Mueller, The FBI Director"

 Jest to typowy list od oszustów odwołujących się do zaufania jakie budzi wśród wielu osób już samo użycie nazwiska znanej osoby zaufania publicznego zarządzającego znaną agencją rządu USA. List jest tym bardziej zabawny, że dyrektor FBI pisze do nas osobiście [sic!] — nie znając ani naszego nazwiska, ani adresu, czy innych danych osobowych [sic!].

Zresztą na stronach FBI można przeczytać, że FBI nie wysyła masowo listów e-mailowych do osób poza FBI — to raczej agent FBI złoży komuś wizytę, jeżeli ma jakąś sprawę… 

— Nigerian 419 Scam — Nigeryjski szwindel — Nigeryjskie oszustwo

From: ROBERT MULLER III —>abuse@orbeweb.com.br—>Nigerian 419 Scam
To: 
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 2:16 PM
Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

THE IMF HAS APPROVED YOUR ATM CARD FOR DELIVERY (FBI)

Attn: Beneficiary,

I am Mr. Robert S.Mueller, The FBI Director; After proper investigations, we discovered that your impending payment that have been withheld by imposters, claiming to be Professor Charles Soludo (Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria), Mr. Patrick Aziza, Mr. Frank Nweke, None existing officials of the Oceanic Bank of Nigeria and Zenith Bank, UK winning Lottery, Senator David Mark,Andy Lear of Hsbc bank, Coca-Cola winning lottery and among a list of others is now under our custody with the help of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Local Police Force.

Investigations revealed that you have spent a lot on your personal earned money just to conclude the successful transfer of your funds to your nominated bank account by obtaining transfer documents as requested by the imposters, costing you a lot of money but all to no avail.

The FBI had to send some financial crime investigators from our head quarters in Washington DC to Africa in other to carry out proper investigation, after receiving series of other reports similar to yours as you are not the only person awaiting the legal transfer of funds from Africa.

The FBI has giving authority to the International Monetary Funds (IMF) to assist the Federal Ministry of Finance and all the organization involved; such as the Central Bank, Zenith Bank, and Legit lottery organizations to immediately commence with the compensation of all the beneficiaries awaiting the successful transfer of their funds.With the help of some of the best Internet investigators attached to the FBI, we traced your information from the Internet as one of the beneficiaries awaiting the successful transfer of funds to your nominated account.

I am pleased to inform you that a meeting was held as regards the best way to carry out with the compensation exercise for transparency and most especially to avoid reoccurrence of the delay in transferring your funds and the high cost of procuring transfer documents and came to a final conclusion as all head of organizations involved was duly represented.

It was approved to be issued to you as a valid international ATM card cashable at any ATM machine designation in the world. The ATM account has already being credited with two million, five hundred thousand United States dollars. ($2.5,000, 000.00USD) , with a daily Limit of withdrawal of Ten thousand United States Dollars. ($10.000, 00USD).The ATM card has already being packaged and approved to be delivered to your door step via express courier delivery service.

Contact Mr. Martens Johnson {Our FBI ATM Rep.} at the ATM PAYMENT CENTER and reconfirm your delivery information as stated below and your security code with five digit (12090) number has to be submitted alongside with your delivery information for security reasons.

DELIVERY INFROMATION:
FULL NAME AND AGE:
DELIVERY ADDRESS
CELL PHONE NUMBER:
CURRENT OCCUPATION

CONTACT INFORMATION:
NAME: Martens Johnson
EMAIL : 

Nigerian 419 Scam—>federalbueauinvestigation@gmail.com—> Nigerian 419 Scam 

TEL: +2348057055989

HAVE IT IN MIND THAT THE DELIVERY FEE OF YOUR PACKAGE DELIVERY TO YOUR DESTINATION HAVE BEEN SETTLED BETWEEN WE AND THE COURIER COMPANY IN CHARGE OF YOUR ATM CARD DELIVERY.SO YOU ARE MANDATED TO PAY FOR THE SECURITY KEEPING FEE ONLY FOR YOUR ATM CARD TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU.
A RELIABLE AND A TRUSTED COURIER COMPANY HAVE BEEN CONTRACTED TO DELIVER YOUR PACKAGE TO YOUR DESTINATION,AS SOON AS YOU CONTACT MR Martens Johnson HE WILL UPDATE YOU WITH THE COURIER COMPANY EMAIL CONTACT ADDRESS IN OTHER TO AVOID ANY UNDUE DELAY OF YOUR ATM CARD.

NOTE: Under normal circumstances you are suppose to come and collect your ATM CARD in person and sign some documents as proof of the collection of your ATM CARD but the IMF and the Finance Ministry insisted that you pay for the SECURITY KEEPING FEE ONLY of your ATM CARD via western union money transfer, which will cost you only $100.00 USD to cut down travel expenses in other for the western union payment receipt and the receipt of payment of $100.00 USD to the nominated courier company that will carry out with the delivery to your door step to be documented in your file as proof your collection. We hope that is very clear. A receipt to this effect will be sent to you and a copy kept in your file for future documentation.

We also advise that you stop further communications with these imposters and forward any correspondence / proposal you receive from them to Mr. Martens Johnson in other for the FBI to bring justice to does still at large.
GOD BLESS US.

REGARDS.
Mr. Robert S.Mueller III
FBI DIRECTOR.. 

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Mass-Marketing Fraud: A Threat Assessment

International Mass-Marketing Fraud Working Group

June 2010

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Financial losses, however, do not fully reflect all of the costs that mass-marketing fraud victims often bear. For some victims, the risks extend well beyond loss of personal savings or funds to include physical risks, loss of their homes, depression, and even contemplated, attempted, or actual suicide:

• Physical Risks: Although it is not widely recognized, some mass-marketing fraud victims find themselves subject to physical threats or risks stemming directly from their contact with theschemes. In recent years, law enforcement agencies have even documented several incidents in which mass-marketing fraud victims were induced to travel to various African countries, then kidnapped and held for ransom.²⁰ In 2008, for example, a Japanese businessman who believed that he was placing money into an investment opportunity traveled to South Africa, where he was kidnapped and held for $5 million ransom. Ultimately, one South African national and six Nigerian nationals were arrested for the kidnapping.²¹

• A 52-year-old woman in the United States lost more than $44,000 to an inheritancescheme operated out of the Netherlands. As a result of losing the $44,000, she was physically abused by her husband and eventually fled the home.

Loss of Home: Law enforcement and regulatory investigations have periodically found cases in which mass-marketing fraud victims either mortgage their homes to make payments to the fraud scheme or are forced to sell their homes to satisfy outstanding debts. Here are two examples, drawn from recent mass-marketing fraud investigations:

• A 67-year-old man in the United States lost more than $570,000 to an inheritance scam. The man, who was college–educated and owned his own company, sent money to Belgium, Germany, the Ivory Coast, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom. In particular, he traveled to Amsterdam, where he was shown a trunk of money, was given a few bills which were good, and became convinced the funds were real. As a result of his losses, the man lost his life savings, his business, and his home, filed for bankruptcy, had to return to his native country to live with his relatives, and is being treated for depression.
• A 76-year-old man in the United States lost $87,000 of his personal funds to an inheritancescheme. After depleting his savings account to pay the required advance “fees,” the man received “loans” in the form of counterfeit checks mailed from Canada to pay for additional nonexistent “fees.” The face amounts of the counterfeit checks totaled $482,466. After hedeposited the checks and remitted funds back to the fraudsters, his bank placed liens on his bank accounts and his residence. In the course of the scheme he sent money to Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Ultimately the man lost his residence to foreclosure and he is now living on Social Security payments.

Depression: When mass-marketing fraud schemes cause substantial losses to victims, victims often have reported that they find the losses emotionally devastating. The stress and pain of victimization may manifest themselves as depression, withdrawal and isolation from family and friends, difficulty at work, and the deterioration of physical and mental health.Contemplated, Attempted, or Actual Suicide: For some time, law enforcement investigators have handled mass-marketing fraud cases in which at least one victim who had suffered devastating financial losses had committed or admitted having considered suicide. Although there is no systematic means of gathering such information from previous cases, an ongoingsurvey by the working group has been able to document at least 27 cases of mass-marketingfraud victims in various countries who had considered, attempted, or committed suicide sinceJanuary 1, 2006 as a result of their fraud losses. Here are a few examples of those cases:

• A 56-year-old woman who lived in the United States committed suicide in 2006 after becoming a victim of a lottery fraud scheme and sending the scheme more than $400,000. The woman, a college graduate, reportedly responded to an e-mail solicitation, then sent various wire transfers to individuals located in Amsterdam.
• A husband and wife, both 65 years old, who live in the United Kingdom, have together lost more than $2.7 million dollars to an inheritance scam being operated out of China, the Netherlands, and Spain. The couple used their life savings, re-financed their home, and withdrew retirement funds to pay for the advance fees that the scheme charged. As a result of the losses, the wife has attempted suicide twice. Currently the couple is in theprocess of losing their home to foreclosure and both are being treated for depression.
• A retirement-age man who lives in Australia lost more than $6.1 million to an investment scheme. The man, who had been a successful businessman before the fraud, eventually admitted to authorities that he could no longer walk to the bus stop in his neighborhood because each time he did so he felt a temptation to step in front of an oncoming bus.

Finally, mass-marketing fraud has a substantial impact on economies and markets by underminingconsumer trust and confidence in legitimate businesses. The Office of Fair Trading reports that “morethan half of [United Kingdom] scam victims admitted to having changed their purchasing and payment behavior, generally becoming more cautious or suspicious of any contact that could potentially beanother scam.”²² In contrast, less than a quarter of respondents who had been targeted but not defrauded by fraudulent solicitations claimed to have changed their behavior. Approximately 15 percent of all respondents indicated that they had reduced their online shopping. A small number of victims also claimed that they were more likely to limit their use of credit cards, dispose of unsolicited mail, and ignore cold callers and unsolicited offers.

The Global Scope of Mass-Marketing Fraud

Over time, mass-marketing fraud has developed into a global crime problem. Today, large-scalecriminal mass-marketing fraud operations are present in multiple countries in most regions of the world. Recent law enforcement investigations have exposed such schemes operating not only in multiplecountries in North America, Europe, and Africa, but in other countries and jurisdictions as diverse as Brazil, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, India, Israel, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates.

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From: http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/mass-marketing-fraud-threat-assessment

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