"Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Fake Emails

Who should this scam be reported to? Where to contact?

Received this one May 2024.

Note some of the language - my wife is an attorney and would never send an email in this format.

From: Andrew Bateman Esq
Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2024 8:58 PM
To: X*X
Subject: Re: FW: Case number AUII-KBR-345XXXX

Think Secure. This email is from an external source.
Dear X*X,

First I must introduce myself as Andrew Bateman Esq., I'm a managing partner here at Wyatt & Bateman , established in 2004. We are a distinguished European law firm specializing in providing comprehensive legal services with a focus on delivering justice to our clients. Our team is dedicated to ensuring that your rights are protected and that you receive the compensation you rightfully deserve.

We received your case file this morning from the Royal Courts of Justice and it has been determined that you have been approved for restitution benefits. These benefits aim to provide compensation for losses or damages you may have incurred.

The authenticity of this payment is ascertained and confirmed. The Federal Ministry of Finance "Exchange Control Approval No" in your favour is "1100"

To initiate the claims process, we kindly request that you fill out the enclosed Restitution Benefit Form. This form is designed to gather essential information necessary for the preparation and submission of your claim. Please provide accurate and detailed information to facilitate a swift and successful resolution.

The completed Restitution Benefit Form should be returned to our office no later than 2 days from the date of this letter. You can send the form via email.

If you have any questions or require assistance in filling out the form, please do not hesitate to contact me directly. I am here to guide you through the claims process and address any concerns you may have.

Thank you for entrusting us with your case. We look forward to representing your interests and working diligently to secure the restitution benefits

Yours In Service

Andrew Bateman Esq.
Managing Partner

Law Offices of Wyatt & Bateman P.C.
Email:
a.bateman-wyattandbateman.com
Web:
https://wyattandbateman.com
Phone:
44 748 134 8783
44 736 204 9601

Address:


Suite 600, No.5 Seething Lane,
London, EC3N 4AX
United Kingdom

Internet Crime Complaint Center
Financial Monitoring Division -UK
In Partnership with:

Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London WC2A 2LL,
United Kingdom

Attention: X*X


CASE NUMBER: AUII-KBR34XXXX


In response to your email, this is not a random email and was sent exclusively to you.

Your identity and consumer credit files were compromised during a data breach.
Court orders in the below detailed case indicate that you are eligible to receive a restitution payment the internet fraud and identity theft schemes you've been a victim of in past times (knowingly or unknowingly).

The aforementioned defendants and their group of co-offenders used over 500 aliases to mask their original identities, which is why you may not be familiar with the names used by these fraudsters. However, our records indicate that you have been a victim of identity theft because your contact details and personal information were found on several computer devices belonging to the defendants.

We have thoroughly investigated the case through our Intelligence Monitoring Network System and discovered that your identity has been compromised from the data breach. During investigation, authorities revealed that the defendants operated on an international scale victimizing thousands of individuals of numerous nationalities.

As part of our commitment to resolving this matter promptly and ensuring you receive your restitution, the Court has engaged the services of an accredited attorney to facilitate the restitution payment process. To file your claim and initiate the necessary legal proceedings, we kindly ask you to contact the court appointed law firm at the following details:

Wyatt & Bateman Chambers
(Solicitors, Advocates/Notary Public)
Email: a.bateman-wyattandbateman.com
Website: https://wyattandbateman.com

Wyatt & Bateman Law Chambers is a European based law firm with an impeccable track record of success and has been specifically appointed by the Court to handle cases related to the security breach and restitution payments. They will guide you through the entire claim process.

We understand the gravity of this situation and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused you. Our priority is to ensure a seamless and secure resolution for all affected clients.

If you have any immediate concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to reach me immediately.

To avoid a lengthy process and complications leading from ineligible victims, all documents and correspondence should be confidential and not be shared with a third party until all original transfer documents and confirmations are received by mail.

Best Regards,

Mrs. Patricia Hannington
Royal Courts of Justice- United Kingdom

Got one similar only from Mrs Jean Pickford

Got one as above from Mrs Jean Pickford

"Patrick Henson Esq
maybe another scammer I received an email form him advising me of funds that have been allocated to me asfollows:
We regret to inform you that you have been a victim of internet fraud /identity theft. See following case details:

The case on world renowned cyber-criminal, Warren O'Neill, 32 and Chase Adisa, 40, have been tried and closed at the Federal Administrative Court of Switzerland (St. Gallen, Switzerland) last month after numerous rejected extradition appeals. They were apprehended at the Euro Airport, Basel while fleeing Switzerland federal authorities in an unrelated fraud case. The case was Judged and closed.

We have thoroughly investigated the case with our Intelligence Monitoring Network System and found that you were one of the numerous victims through email correspondences between you two showing payments made by you, as well as telephone logs. Upon final evaluation of his assets after liquidation, he is said to be worth $28m stolen from approx. 56 victims.

The aforementioned defendants and their group of co-offenders used over 2000 aliases to mask their original identities, which is why you may not be familiar with the names used by this fraudsters. However, our records indicate that you have been a victim of fraud and/or identity theft because your contact details and personal information were found on several computer devices belonging to the defendants. Following court orders, this makes you eligible for restitution in the amount of 721,911.00GBP for damages caused by his crimes.

This investigation was kept private and out of public media. Hence, all victims were represented by a professional public defendant including yourself.

To receive your restitution To receive your restitution immediately, email me info-brclondonuk.co.uk with your full name and Ref ID to verify that we have the right person and get you connected with the court appointed law firm who will give you more information and guidance through the entire process.

Sincerely Yours

Mrs. Marisa O'Sullivan"

Received this.

I also got this one

Scam:

"From: Mrs. Lorraine Millard
Sent: Thursday, 25 June 2020 10:17 AM
To: Recipients
Subject: RESTITUTION BY COURT ORDER

Financial Monitoring Division-UK
Internet Crime Complaint Center
In Partnership with:
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)


FILE REF NUMBER: AU448994658


This is an exclusive notification from the District Court of Basel-Stadt
(Strafgericht des Kantons Basel-Stadt). We regret to inform you that your
identity has been compromised in an online identity theft scheme/dating
scheme recently uncovered in Switzerland.

The court order indicates that you are eligible to receive a restitution

payment immediately for the internet fraud you've been a victim of (knowingly or unknowingly).

The offenders have been prosecuted, tried, and restitution ordered to

victims involved. This means victims that had direct contact with the offenders and
those who are unaware of the incident prior to this notification are entitled

to claims.

To receive your restitution immediately, email me at

lorraine.millard-brclondonuk.co.uk with your full name and File Ref

Number to verify that we have the right person and get you connected with the court

appointed law firm who will give you more information and guidance through the

entire process.

Note that restitution claims are valid until the 10th July 2020


Best Regards,


Lorraine Millard,
Email: lorraine.millard-brclondonuk.co.uk

Lorraine Millard Administrative Clerk
Strafgericht des Kantons Basel-Stadt (District Court)
Schützenmattstrasse 20, 4009 Basel, Switzerland"

I first received an email and then I got a mailed letter. Who do I forward the letter too?
The firm I received it from was Patrick Henson & Co from the u.k. All up the letters are the same with a few changes but still the same.Thanks, Samantha...

Send the email to info-Onlinethreatalerts.com

I received an "undeliverable Mail" email that had a lot of "Details Text" and other "click me" links. But also had my correct email address at the top. And it did come to me at my correct email address.
Here is some of the info:

2181479183-qq.com
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SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<2181479183-qq.com>:
550 Mailbox not found. hxxp://service.mail.qq.com/cgi-bin/help

I'm from Victoria Australia, we're almost scammed /conned into believing that we we're intiled to some internet /fraud restitution. It's all fake. Please don't send (IC3)internet crime complaint centre fake emails to these come or fraudsters. They pry on You emotions and cause you nothing but crief and rip you off. If I hadn't searched the "Henrik Balik." yours sincerely M. D.

I too am in Victoria Australia and received the same email, thankfully in my junk mail with big spam warnings.
I just want to let others know it is a huge scam. It is very impressive in layout and only had a few mistakes, even though it may look or seem legitimate - it is NOT!!! BEWARE!!!
Take care and enjoy your day people✌

ONE VERY P*SSED OF AUSTRALIAN HERE. This was the very first email that was received by this group of scammers which I was almost sent the first of two part payment but Westpac didn't allow it to go through also the name they used on account to what was sent to me was diffent, then get ph call from so called Andrew Armstrong telling me I should have just transfer from my bank to the Westpac bank account he gave me

COURT ORDER - RESTITUTION PAY-OUT

Michelle Adams
Bcc:

10 Dec 2019 at 7:33 pm

Financial Monitoring Division -UK
Internet Crime Complaint Center
In Partnership with:
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)
Notification Ref ID: AU448994658

We regret to inform you that you have been a victim of internet fraud
/identity theft,and we have tried to reach you to know avail,so Please
go through
the message and get back to me immediately.

See following case details:

The case on world renowned cyber-criminal, Kevin Amuche, 32 and Henrik
Bialek, 40, have been tried and closed at the District Court of
Basel-Stadt (Strafgericht des Kantons Basel-Stadt) last month after
numerous rejected extradition appeals. They were apprehended at the
Euro Airport, Basel while fleeingSwitzerland federal authorities in an
unrelated fraud case.The case was closed based on the following
settlement terms;I. Court-ordered recovered from the defendants shall
be converted into settlement funds and remitted to eligible affected
victims,II. To be paid in full before end of sentence date.

We have thoroughly investigated the case with our Intelligence
Monitoring Network System and found that you were one of the numerous
victims through email correspondences between you two showing payments
made by you, as well as telephone logs. Upon final evaluation of his
assets after liquidation,
he is said to be worth $28m stolen from approx. 96 victims.

The aforementioned defendants and their group of co-offenders used
over 2000 aliases to mask their original identities, which is why you
may not be familiar with the names used by these fraudsters.However,
our records indicate that you have been a victim of fraud and/or
identity theft because your
contact details and personal information were found on several
computer devices belonging to the defendants. Following court orders,
this makes you eligible for restitution in the amount of £521,911.00
for damages caused by his crimes.

This investigation was kept private and out of public media/Domain.
Hence, all victims were represented by a professional public defendant
including yourself.

To receive your restitution immediately, email me
m.adams-brclondonuk.co.uk to verify that we have the right person and
get you connected with the court appointed law firm who will give you
more information and guidance through the entire process. If you
already received and/or responded to a notification, or feel you have
received this notification in error and haven't been victimized in
anyway, kindly disregard. To avoid delays, quote your reference number
in all correspondence All entries must be claimed not later than 14th
December ,2019.

Sincerely.
Mrs. Michelle Adams
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)

WEISS PRIVATE BANK 17 Watch House Lane, Cowes, PO31 7QH United Kingdom https://weissprivate.com/en/

Anthony Wilson Foreign Operations Department Weiss Private Bank Cowes-United Kingdom Tel: 44-2030-954-157 Fax: 44-7006-000-165

WEISS PRIVATE BANK 17 Watch House Lane, Cowes, PO31 7QH United Kingdom https://weissp

EDWARD ARMSTRONG CHAMBERS & CO. (SOLICITORS, ADVOCATES/NOTARY PUBLIC) Aqua House, 20 Lionel Street, Birmingham, B3 1AQ, United Kingdom. Tel: 44 741 834 8094 https://www.edwardarmstrongllc.co.uk/


FILE REF NUMBER: A59HJK/AS974/997C

Re: Stamp Duty and Registration
Your filled out Payment Processing Form alongside other information’s have been received in good condition and payment processing has commenced. On this note, you would be required to make a payment of £1,651.00 (One Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty One Great British Pounds Only) equivalent to 2,852.25 AUD to cover the Stamp Duty and Registration Fees for legalization and appropriate registration of all the transfer documents according to British Laws. These fees are paid by all Non-UK residents. On this note, we are required to make payments for the Registrations cost as stated below:


i. Certificate of Claims and Authentication: £ 720.00 ii. Stamp duty on High Court documentations: £ 730.00 iii. Sworn Affidavit and Registration of Form A4 £ 201.00 -------------- GRAND TOTAL £1,651.00 (2,852.25 AUD)

Note: These fees where negotiated by us with the registrar to help us be in possession of all the legal documents demanded by the paying bank to facilitate the swift approval of payment. This fee is refundable and paid by all Non-UK residents.
Note to make payment of the 2,852.025 AUD Stamp Duty and Registration Fees to the Australian accounts representative via bank wire transfer with information’s attached.
Once payments of the fees are made, email/scan a copy of payment confirmations immediately. As soon as fees are paid and confirmed, all the transfer/legal documents will be given to you and copies will be sent to the bank for onward transfer of the funds to your nominated account.
Be advised that the whole process would take 24-72 hours. If you have any questions please feel free to give me a call for further clarification.
We await further correspondence from you.
Yours in Service,

Edward Armstrong Esq. (L.B Hons) B.L PhD.

Agree!!!
I received the same email.
It is a very well presented scam!!! BEWARE people, always always do some research - even get another opinion, do not feel silly asking for assistance because you will feel a lot more foolish or embarrassed if you do get ripped off. Stay safe and enjoy your day✌

site eatmoney.icu IS A BIG SCAM!
It seems like an easy way to make money, but it's not!
when you try to make a withdrawal will put 40 referrals as a condition. The easiest way is to buy referrals and this is where fraud begins!
Payment is made in bitcoins, there is no trace of where the money went. They give the excuse that they do not have access to the transfer data, suggest that make a new payment and needless to say that you will never be able to raise any money!!

RUN YOU WILL BE ROBBED!

I'm from Australia and I've become a victim where I received a very detailed email of my identity over several devices. I NEED SOME HELP

I cannot believe how I nearly got con in by these artists.
I received the same email just like everyone of yous received.
at first I was shocked in disbelief. Then I have to refocus and zoom in to truly get the full picture and scale of what Im reading.

Thankfully I've shown it to my wife and wammo! She snap me out of it.

So glad my wife saw it. If not I would of fallen victim to these fraudsters.

What I cant believe is that these people were apprehended and I still get their emails

"From: Fred Morgan
Date: 1 August 2019 at 9:55:42 pm AEST
Subject: COURT ORDER : RESTITUTION PAY OUT

Financial Monitoring Division-UK
Internet Crime Complaint Center
In Partnership with:
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)

Notification Ref ID: AU4059940000

Attention Heath Riley,

We regret to inform you that you have been a victim of internet fraud /identity theft.

See following case details:

The case on world renowned cyber-criminal , Kevin Amuche, 32 and Henrik Bialek, 40, have been tried and closed at the District Court of Basel-Stadt (Strafgericht des Kantons Basel-Stadt) last month after numerous rejected extradition appeals. They were apprehended at the Euro Airport, Basel while fleeing Switzerland federal authorities in an unrelated fraud case. The case was closed based on the following settlement terms; I. Court-ordered recovered from the defendants shall be converted into settlement funds and remitted to eligible affected victims, II. To be paid in full before end of sentence date.

We have thoroughly investigated the case with our Intelligence Monitoring Network System and found that you were one of the numerous victims through email correspondences between you two showing payments made by you, as well as telephone logs. Upon final evaluation of his assets after liquidation, he is said to be worth $28m stolen from approx. 96 victims.

The aforementioned defendants and their group of co-offenders used over 2000 aliases to mask their original identities, which is why you may not be familiar with the names used by this fraudsters. However, our records indicate that you have been a victim of fraud and/or identity theft because your
contact details and personal information were found on several computer devices belonging to the defendants. Following court orders, this makes you eligible for restitution in the amount of £521,911.00 for damages caused by his crimes.

This investigation was kept private and out of public media. Hence, all victims were represented by a professional public defendant including yourself.

To receive your restitution immediately, email me m.adams-brclondon.co.uk to verify that we have the right person and get you connected with the court appointed law firm who will give you more information and guidance through the entire process. If you already received and/or responded to a notification, or feel you have received this notification in error and haven't been victimized
in anyway, kindly disregard. To avoid delays, quote your reference number in all correspondence.

All entries must be claimed not later than 5th August 2019.

Sincerely Yours
Fred Morgan"

Here is another scam.

I received the exact email although it was from Fred Morgan...

"Attn: Beneficiary, Legal Claims
Thu 7/11/2019 7:09 PM
From: Addison Schakowsky- secure-sendermail-svb-usa.com

Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
In Partnership with:
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)
Lottery/Dating Scam Victim Compensation
REF: FLI-OP/2811-FM10431/0253
BATCH: HPYW/71/731/UJNL

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that the case on world renowned cyber-criminal ALEXANDR SERGEYEVICH BOBNEV has finally been closed after a two year long investigation on his assets, how he acquired them and who he's victims were. Bobnev who you might know by one of his numerous aliases, is said to have operated on an international scale, defrauding individuals and cooperation???s of millions of dollars.

We have thoroughly investigated the case with our Intelligence Monitoring Network System and found that you were one of Bobnev's numerous victims through email correspondences between you two showing Western Union and other payments made by you, as well as telephone logs. Upon final evaluation of his assets after liquidation, he is said to be worth $28m stolen from approx. 96 victims.

This investigation was kept private and out of public media because there were victims from countries other than the United States and a case like this could cause a potential glitch in the smooth running of international affairs. Because this was a private investigation, all victims were represented by a professional public defender by the name James E. Gramfields & Associates, P.C. who defended all of Bobnev's victims including yourself.

James E. Gramfields & Associates, P.C. is a European based law firm and very successful at what they do. They worked on this case for five years and have finally been able to secure a fair compensation of $180,000 each for all 96 of Bobnev's known victims.

To claim your compensation payout, contact The Law Office of

James E. Gramfields Esq. & Associates,
Manager/Payment Processing Dept
Email: processing.payment-cyberservices.com
Tel/Fax: 1 (347) 369-4578


Note that all entries must be claimed not later than 14 days after receiving date as we process complaints in batches.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications please remember to Quote your Reference Number and Batch Number in all correspondence.

Sincerely Yours,

Addison Schakowsky
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)"

Here is another scam.

"On 4 Jul 2019, at 6:47 pm, Rena Danton

Attn; Dear Sir/ Madam,

FILE REF ID: AU405994000
Notification Date: 07.04.2019
Notification Subject: Identity Theft Settlement

I have tried to reach you but to no avail.

Please go through the attached and get back to me immediately.

Yours Truly,

Mrs. Rena Danton
Notification Dept.



Financial Monitoring Division -UK
Internet Crime Complaint Center In
Partnership with:
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National
White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)

Court Notice: Restitution Payment Eligibility
Notification Ref ID: AU405994000
Court orders in the below detailed case indicate that you are eligible to receive a restitution payment for an online
scam you've been a victim of.
See following case details:
The case on infamous internet fraudsters, Kevin Amuche, 32 and Henrik Bialek, has officially been tried and closed in Basel Stadt, Switzerland after numerous rejected extradition appeals. The Nigerian and Swiss nationals accordingly, were arrested at the Euro Airport, Basel while trying to flee Switzerland federal authorities in an unrelated fraud case.

The case was closed based upon the following terms; I. Court-ordered restitution -select offshore Swiss bank accounts
shall be converted into restitution funds to be remitted to eligible affected victims, II. Time served plus 257 months, court orders reveal.

The aforementioned defendants and their group of co-offenders used over 450 aliases to mask their original identities, which is why you may not be familiar with the real names of the defendants. 1 To that regard, if you do not recollect an incident, you were certainly a victim of identity theft. However, records suggest that you have been a victim because your contact details and personal information were found on several computer devices belonging to the defendants, alongside corresponding expenses, services and property acquired using your credentials. Following court orders, this
makes you eligible for restitution in the amount of £521,911.00 for damages caused by his crimes.

During investigation, authorities revealed that the operated on an international scale victimizing thousands of individuals of over 18 nationalities and hid a majority of their acquisitions in offshore Swiss bank accounts and properties. Based on that revelation, the Switzerland government concluded that the extradition proceedings would
be impossible and that litigation proceedings had to be completed with no open dissemination to avoid jurisdiction issues, as well as maintain unitary judgment and integrity in international relations. Because this was a private trial,
all victims (including you) were represented by a local court-appointed public representative.

To receive your restitution contact immediately:
Leber Wilhelm Chambers & Co. (Solicitors, Advocates/Notary Public)
Manchester, United Kingdom.
Tel: 44 161 507 1583
Email: leber-leberwilhelmllc.co.uk
https://www.leberwilhelmllc.co.uk
Leber Wilhelm Esq. and Associates, P.C. is a European based law firm with office in the UK and an impeccable track record of success and very successful at what they do. To avoid a lengthy process and complications leading from unsuccessful participants, please keep your reference Numbers safe and away from 2nd or 3rd parties.

Yours Truly,
Rena Danton
International Relation Specialist."

Here is another scam.

Just received same email

"On Jun 13, 2019, at 7:32 PM, Stephen Chapman wrote:

Hello

Since our last correspondence,we are yet to confirm from you why you still haven't responded nor contacted your Legal representative? and also you haven't even followed protocols to get in touch with your designated representative in the person of Mr. Leber (Legal solicitor).

Please get in touch with him for onward correspondence where clarity can be ascertained.

Regards,

On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 1:40 PM wrote:
Hello I'm replying to an email about someone using my ID and see what can I do about it can you please let me know if one of his names was once I know more about this thankyou Paige Abbott

Sent from my iPad

On May 15, 2019, at 2:18 AM, Stephen Chapman wrote:

Attention;

Please find the attached below to

view the enclosed details about your claims.

Stephen Chapman,
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).


"

Here is another scam.