The "International Police Authority United States Section (INTERPOL)" Scams
"International Police Authority United States Section (INTERPOL)" email messages like the one below are fakes being sent by scammers to their potential victims. Therefore, recipients of the same email message are advised to delete them immediately and should not follow the instructions in them. The aim of the scammers is to trick the recipients into sending them their personal information by claiming that the International Interpol Police Force Unit has millions of dollars in custody for them.
But, once the scammers have receives their potential victims' personal information, they will contact them and attempt to trick them into sending them money. The scammers will claim the money is for processing fees, taxes, legal fees, transfer fee, courier fee or some other bogus fees. If the potential victims send the requested money, the scammers will take it and disappear and the victim will not get what they were promised.
A Sample of the "International Police Authority United States Section (INTERPOL)" Scam
From: (INTERNATIONAL POLICE AUTHORITY UNITED STATES SECTION (INTERPOL steve@royalassociates.co.ke
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2018, 12:11:21 AM MDT
Subject: (INTERNATIONAL POLICE AUTHORITY UNITED STATES SECTION (INTERPOL41
(INTERNATIONAL POLICE AUTHORITY UNITED STATES SECTION (INTERPOL
JOHN F. KENNEDY RESIDENT AGENCY
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY CRIMES DIVISION
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11430
We, office of the international police authority (IPA) hereby write to inform you that we caught a diplomatic lady by the name Mrs. joan calitina at (John F Kennedy International Airport) here in New York with a consignment box filled with United States Dollars.
Base on our interview to the diplomat she said that the consignment box belongs to you and that she was sent by one Rev Anthony Bucci to come deliver the consignment box to your doorstep not knowing that the content of the box is money.
Now, the diplomat is under detention in the office of (IPA) security,and we cannot release her until we carry out our proper investigation on how this huge amount of money managed to be yours. So, in this regards you are to reassure and prove to us that the money you are about to receive is legal by sending us the Award Ownership showing that the money is not illegal.
Note, that the Award Ownership Certificate must to be secured from the office of the Nigerian Senate President, because that is the only office that will issue you the original Award Ownership Certificate of this funds, this is because the fund originated from Nigeria.
You are advised to forward immediately the Award Ownership Certificate if you have it with you, but if you do not have it, we urge you to contact back the sender of the diplomat to help you secure the Award Ownership Certificate if at all you do not have it.
Below is the contact information of the person that sent Mrs. joan calitina as provideby her;
Name: :Rev Anthony Bucci
Email(anthonybucci2017@hotmail.com)
Furthermore, we are giving you only but 3 working business days to forward the requested Award Ownership Certificate. Please note that we shall get back to you after the 3 working business days, that if you didn’t come up with the certificate we shall confiscate the funds into World Bank account then charge you for money laundering, but if you forward the Award Ownership Certificate then we will release diplomat with your consignment box also gives you every back up on the money.
Thanks for your understanding and co-operation
Yours Truly,
Agent mike Bernard
JOHN F. KENNEDY RESIDENT AGENCY
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY CRIMES DIVISION JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11430
CC: Canadian Police Association
CC: GENERAL INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT (GID)
CC: Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG)
CC: Egmont Group
CC: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI USA)
CC: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
CC: Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
CC: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
CC: International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
CC: International Banking Security Association (IBSA)
CC: International Air Transport Association (IATA)
CC: Institut de Formation Interbancaire (INSIG)
CC: World Customs Organization (WCO)
CC: Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
CC: Offshore Group of Banking Supervisors (OGBS)
CC: WORLD CENTRAL BANK (SW)
CC: NIGERIA POLICE FORCE (NPF)
CC: NORTH YORKSHIRE POLICE (UK)
CC: ECONOMIC FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC)
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