"Federal Bureau of Investigation Foreigners with Transactions in Africa" Scam
The email below, which claims the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating fraudsters who are in the business of swindling Foreigners that have transactions in Africa, is a fake. The fake email is being sent by scammers who will subsequently ask their potential victims to send personal information. Once they have collected their potential victims' information, the scammers will contact them and attempt to trick them into sending money.
The "Federal Bureau of Investigation Foreigners with Transactions in Africa" Scam
From: AGENT ANDY MIKE - FBI.@luck.ocn.ne.jp
Date: 2/17/18 4:51 AM (GMT-08:00)
Subject: NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATION
Federal Bureau Of Investigations
Headquarters Washington Dc.
Building 935 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001
E-Mail: fbifruadinvestigations@yahoo.com
NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATION
Attn Recipient:
This is agent Andy Mike, we were sent by the Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation (CHRISTOPHER WRAY), we are currently in Africa as an FBI/ United States delegate that have been delegated to investigate these fraudsters who are in the business of swindling Foreigners that has transactions in Africa.
Be informed that during our investigations we found out that there is a total amount of $4.5 Million that has been assigned in your name as the beneficiary and these fraudsters are busy swindling you without any hope of receiving your fund, these are the works of the fraudsters who needed to extort money from you in the name of this transfer, We have to inform you that we have arrested some men in respect of this delayed overdue fund,We have a very limited time to stay in Africa here so I advise you urgently respond to this message.
These criminals will be caught unaware and we don't want them to know this new development to avoid jeopardizing our investigation, you need to conceal anything that has to do with this exercise to enable us get all the necessary information we required.
I will be expecting your swift response as soon as you receive this email and notify us of any message or phone call you receive from those fraudsters for us to investigate on it before you make any contact with them.
In case if found this message in spam folder, it could be due to your Internet Service Provider, ISP. So kindly move to your inbox before replying.
My Regards,
Agent Andy Mike
Email:: fbifruadinvestigations@yahoo.com
:fbifruadinvestigations@gmail.com
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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