Example of the Recovery Scam

Ask yourself. Why would the director of the FBI use a g-mail e-mail address? And would such a person really have such horrible grammar and spelling?

This is what is known as a recovery scam. The scammers once again try to bilk victims out of more money by pretending to be able to recover some of their previously lost funds. For a fee of course.


From MR WILLIAM SMITH williamsmithefccagent111@gmail.com
reply-to MR WILLIAM SMITH williamsmithefccagent111@gmail.com

date Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 9:04 PM
subject THIS IS THE FBI(EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI)
mailed-by unix3.webteam.vnn.vn



www.nigerianmuse.com/nigeriawatch/officialfraud/ www.graftwatch.com/archives/default.html ROBERT MUELLER III EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI FROM THE DESKTOP OF THE CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC FINANCIAL OF CRIMES COMMISSION UNDER FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI..WASHINGTON DC. ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY: How are you? i hope you are fine. Well, I believe by the time you will be through with this mail you will understand and surely place your mind at rest as you are going to start a new life in no distance time. Most families have lost their lives, homes and there great wealth due to the high rate of fraud and scams that has been all over the Nation and the world in general, but since the setup of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission alongside with the FBI Washington D.C for this purpose,these crimes has been reduced and we are fighting heavily to put this to an end. Right now, 464,000,000:00(Four Hundred and Sixty-Four Million United State Dollars) has been recovered from these fraudsters through our Intelligence network, and most suspects are still in on our custody for proper investigations and trials. Your email address has been found in the list of those that has been defrauded through some of these media, Account/bank transfer and others. The bank transfer,and other means of sending money that has been sent so far to some country like London Ghana,Nigeria,Togo,Spain,South Africa and United States etc are being received here in our country by these scammers in the name of having transaction that you don't know about.You have been approved to recieve back the sum of money that was scamed from you by any means. An instruction has been giving that in no account should any money be paid to an individual through any means without a proper investigation. We have our agents in the bank all round the World with proper security to checkmate these scammers and any bank that goes contrary to our instruction will stand the risk of losing its certificate of accreditation.If this is true about you, do not border much because it is time for you to regain what you have lost .This wonderful compensation program was introduced by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington D.C in conjuction with the Economic Financial Of Crimes Commission(EFCC). All you need to do is to contact the head of verification department with this information below for further clarification and screening after which means of this money will be sent to you through any means which will be convenience for you as stated. FULL NAME: CONTACT ADDRESS: COUNTRY: OCCUPATION: SEX: PHONE NUMBER: MARITAL STATUS: AMOUNT SCAM FROM YOU: OFFICE OF VERIFICATION ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION Contact person: mr william smith EMAIL: williamsmithefccagent111@gmail.com OFFICE PHONE: +234-7062809498 Farida Wazir ,chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). [acting Chairman EFCC Republic of Nigeria] NOTE; Contact the verification office as you were instructed to the email above. This payment has a limited time frame for funds dispatch. Your response is expected as soon as you receive this notice. BEST REGARDS