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An Email with the Subject "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 07:21:27 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "ROBERT SWAN MUELLER III"<fbi_us@w.cn>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC. WASHINGTON D.C ROOM, 7367 J. EDGAR HOOVER FBI BUILDING 935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, DC 20535,0001. EMAIL ADDRESS: fbi_alert@washingtondc.usa.com FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET GREETINGS AND GOOD DAY TO YOU. THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) WASHINGTON DC IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INTERNET CRIME COMPLAINT CENTER (IC3), NATIONAL WHITE COLLAR CRIME CENTER (NW3C), BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE (BJA) AND SOME OTHER RELEVANT INVESTIGATION AGENCY HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND OVERSEAS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN INFORMED THROUGH OUR GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE MONITORING NETWORK THAT YOU PRESENTLY HAVE A TRANSACTION GOING ON WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) AS REGARDS TO YOUR LONG OVER DUE CONTRACT AWARD PAYMENT WHICH WAS FULLY ENDORSED IN YOUR FAVOR WITHOUT ANY CLAUSE. THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT AFTER AN INVESTIGATIVE BACKGROUND CHECK ON YOUR PAYMENT FILE, WE NOTICED THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY DEALING WITH SOME UNSCRUPULOUS ELEMENTS/CRIMINALS CLAIMING TO REPRESENT THE INTEREST OF YOUR FUND FROM THE CBN. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED AND WARNED TO CONTACT THE RIGHTFUL BANK WHERE YOUR FUND IS CURRENTLY LODGED. CONTACT: MR SANUSI LAMIDO OFFICE ADDRESS: CENTRAL BANK HOUSE, TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS - NIGERIA. EMAIL: governor.c.b.n@w.cn KEEP US POSTED AS SOON AS YOU HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE NEW CBN EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR TO ENABLE US DIRECT YOU ACCORDINGLY. YOURS IN SERVICE, ROBERT SWAN MUELLER III. DIRECTOR, FBI. EMAIL ADDRESS: fbi_alert@washingtondc.usa.com