The Methuen Police Department issues an ALERT about scam emails looking to defraud you of your money. A recent email that is circulating attempts to make you believe that the email is from the FBI. The scammers set their display name and their email response name to appear to be from the FBI. The email display name appears as FBI OFFICE, however on further investigation it is a Hotmail, Google or other email name with a masked identity. The email provides a respond to email something like the following: Email: fbi_offic0123@hotmail.com.
Which is actually a private email address.
A sample of this type of email is posted below. Please do not respond to an email like this and delete it immediately. Whenever in doubt call the Methuen Police Department and ask for an officer to respond and review the email for you. Email scamming is on the rise and we are all susceptible to these type of offers. Any offer that seems to be to good to be true usually is. Error on the side of CAUTION.
FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
FBI OFFICE [fbi_offic03@hotmail.com]
Sent:
Friday, December 31, 2010 11:08 PM
Attachments:
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC. WASHINGTON D.C ROOM,7367 J. EDGAR HOOVER FBI BUILDING 601 4TH STREET,NW WASHINGTON,D.C 20535.
RE: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET.
ATTENTION: ,
The Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington DC (FBI) wrote to inform you that we operate 56 field offices in major cities through out the United States of America many of these offices are further subdivided into smaller resident agencies, which have jurisdiction over a specific area.
These resident agencies are considered to be part of the primary field offices.
FBI Headquarters located in Washington DC.
Good day, Information reaching us this blessed Morning from the Management of MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FLORIDA concerning the Diplomat Agent in person of Mr. Benson Amadi from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Base on the Information we received we where made to understand that the Management of the MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FLORIDA are holding the Diplomat Agent due to they cannot provide the US CUSTOMS CLEARANCE. investigation has been going on up to date, and we discovered that you are the Rightful Owner/beneficiary of the said Encasement, also we find out that the Diplomat Agent are having all necessary Details of you related to this Delivery, Including some Vital/Legal Documents, your Direct phone number and Residential Address. Also we where made to believe that the encasement Mr. Benson is carrying was supposed to be Deliver to your Home.
The Home Land Security is here to protect your Interest as a Citizen of the State. We will advice you to help the Diplomat Agent with the Requirement needed to get the US CUSTOMS CLEARANCE.
Meanwhile we are given you a Mandate of 72 hours to comply with the Diplomat Agent and the Airport Management as the Diplomat are Stranded in the Airport. Note that after the Mandate of this 72 Hours given to you, without Hearing from you, we will have no option than to send the Diplomat Agent back with your Package to Nigeria after that investgation will be going on concerning you towards your consignment box.
Sequel to this, we have resolved with the United Nation Department, once we received the Submission of the US CUSTOMS CLEARANCE from you, your Diplomat will be released and we will send our Monitoring Team to follow them to your House for the Delivery and to make sure that you confirm your Encasement.
You are urged to contact the Diplomat Agent in person of Mr. Benson Amadi in the MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FLORIDA with the Airport Phone Number bellow;
CONTACT INFO; Direct Phone: 3058485080
Courier Company Name: AFRI POST EXPRESS LTD Direct Email of the Diplomat: afripost01@gmail.com
You are to keep us update of every development regards to this Transaction, so that we can monitor the Diplomat. Your urgent response is needed.
We Are HerePreserve Your Freedom.
Yours Faithfully
ROBERT SWAN MUELLER III WASHINGTON D.C ROOM,7367 J. EDGAR HOOVER FBI BUILDING 601 4TH STREET,NW WASHINGTON,D.C 20535