The answer, sadly, is yes! People do fall for it, which is why you see warnings out every time one of these emails is sent. I talked to a couple who had given out their bank account and it had been drained of more than $100,000. Were they greedy or just dumb – well, I don’t know the answer to that. But, I do know that we all need to keep warning people – don’t do it if it sounds too good to be true!

Attached Message

FBI HEADQUARTERS, J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING

935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL ADVICE FROM THE FBI FOREIGN REMITTANCE / TELEGRAPHIC

DEPT.,IT HAS COME TO OUR NOTICE THAT THE C.B.N BANK NIGERIA DISTRICT HAS

RELEASED 10,500,000.00 US DOLLARS INTO BANK OF AMERICA IN YOUR NAME AS THE

BENEFICIARY, BY INHERITANCE MEANS. THE C.B.N BANK NIGERIA KNOWING FULLY WELL

THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FACILITIES TO EFFECT THIS PAYMENT FROM THE UNITED

KINGDOM TO YOUR ACCOUNT, USED WHAT WE KNOW AS A SECRET DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT

PAYMENT (S.T.D.P) TO PAY THIS FUND THROUGH WIRE TRANSFER, THEY USED THIS MEANS

TO COMPLETE THE PAYMENT.

THEY ARE STILL, WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION FROM YOU ON THE ALREADY TRANSFERRED

FUNDS WHICH WERE MADE IN DIRECT TRANSFER SO THAT THEY CAN DO FINAL CREDITING TO

YOUR ACCOUNT.

SECRET DIPLOMATIC PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE UNLESS THE FUNDS ARE RELATED TO

TERRORIST ACTIVITIES WHY MUST YOUR PAYMENT BE MADE IN SECRET TRANSFER, IF YOUR

TRANSACTION IS LEGITIMATE, IF YOU ARE NOT A TERRORIST, THEN WHY DID YOU NOT

RECEIVE THE MONEY DIRECTLY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT; THIS IS A PURE CODED, MEANS OF

PAYMENT? RECORDS WHICH WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS METHOD OF PAYMENT IN THE PAST HAS

ALWAYS BEEN RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTS, WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO GET INTO TROUBLE AS

SOON AS THESE FUNDS REFLECT IN YOUR ACCOUNT IN THE U.S.A, SO IT IS OUR DUTY AS A

WORLD WIDE COMMISSION TO CORRECT THIS LITTLE PROBLEM BEFORE THIS FUND WILL BE

CREDITED INTO YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT. DUE TO THE INCREASED DIFFICULTY AND

UNNECESSARY SECURITY BY THE AMERICAN AUTHORITIES WHEN FUNDS COME FROM OUTSIDE OF

EUROPE, AND THE MIDDLE EAST, THE F.B.I BANK COMMISSION FOR EUROPE HAS STOPPED

THE TRANSFER ON ITS WAY TO DELIVER PAYMENT OF $10,500,000.00 TO DEBIT YOUR

RESERVE ACCOUNT AND PAY YOU THROUGH A SECURED DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT ACCOUNT

(S.D.T.A). WE GOVERN

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WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DIRECTLY TO ACQUIRE THE PROPER VERIFICATIONS AND

PROOF FROM YOU TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHTFUL PERSON TO RECEIVE THIS

FUND,BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT INVOLVE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IS A CLEAN AND LEGAL

MONEY YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE. BE INFORMED THAT THE FUND ARE NOW IN UNITED

STATE IN YOUR NAME, BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ASK THE BANK NOT TO RELEASE THE FUND

TO ANYBODY THAT COMES TO THEM, UNLESS WE ASK THEM TO DO SO, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO

CARRY OUT OUR INVESTIGATIONS FIRST BEFORE RELEASING THE FUND TO YOU. NOTE THAT

THE FUND IS IN THE BANK OF AMERICA RIGHT NOW, BUT WE HAVE ASK THEM NOT TO CREDIT

THE FUND TO YOU YET, BECAUSE WE NEED A SOLID PROOF AND VERIFICATIONS FROM YOU

BEFORE RELEASING THE FUNDS. SO TO THIS REGARDS YOU ARE TO RE-ASSURE AND PROOF TO

US THAT WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE IS A CLEAN MONEY BY SENDING TO US FBI

IDENTIFICATION RECORD AND ALSO DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER(DIST) TO

SATISFY TO US THAT THE MONEY YOUR ABOUT TO RECEIVE IS LEGITIMATE AND REAL MONEY.

YOU ARE TO FORWARD THE DOCUMENTS TO US IMMEDIATELY IF YOU HAVE IT IN YOUR

POSSESSION, IF YOU DON’T HAVE IT LET US KNOW SO THAT WE WILL DIRECT AND INFORM

YOU WHERE TO OBTAIN THE DOCUMENT AND SEND TO US SO THAT WE WILL ASK THE BANK

HOLDING THE FUNDS, THE BANK OF AMERICA TO GO AHEAD CREDITING YOUR ACCOUNT

IMMEDIATELY. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE TO BE ISSUED TO YOU FROM THE WORLD LOCAL BANK

THAT AUTHORIZED THE TRANSFER, SO GET BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY IF YOU DON’T HAVE

THE DOCUMENT SO THAT WE WILL INFORM YOU THE PARTICULAR PLACE TO OBTAIN THE

DOCUMENT IN UNITED KINGDOM (U.K), BECAUSE WE HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT THE FUND

WAS AUTHORIZED BY (H.S.B.C) BANK IN LONDON.

AN FBI IDENTIFICATION RECORD AND DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER (DIST)

OFTEN REFERRED TO AS A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD OR RAP SHEET IS A LISTING OF

CERTAIN INFORMATION TAKEN FROM FINGERPRINT SUBMISSIONS RETAINED BY THE FBI IN

CONNECTION WITH ARRESTS AND, IN SOME INSTANCES, FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT,

NATURALIZATION, OR MILITARY SERVICE. THESE CONDITIONS IS VALID UNTIL 30TH DAY OF

STP.2009 AFTER WE SHALL TAKE ACTIONS ON CANCELING THE PAYMENT AND THEN CHARGE

YOU FOR ILLEGALLY MOVING FUNDS OUT OF NIGERIA. GUARANTEE: FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED

ON CONFIRMATION OF THE DOCUMENT.

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INSTRUCTION;

1. CREDIT PAYMENT INSTRUCTION: IRREVOCABLE CREDIT GUARANTEE.

2. BENEFICIARY HAS FULL POWER WHEN VALIDATION IS CLEARED.

3. BENEFICIARIES BANK IN U.S.A., CAN ONLY RELEASE FUNDS.

4. UPON CONFIRMATION FROM THE WORLD BANK / UNITED NATIONS.

5. BEARERS MUST CLEAR BANK PROTOCOL AND VALIDATION REQUEST.

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NOTE: WE HAVE ASKED FOR THE ABOVE DOCUMENTS TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE MOST COMPLETE

AND UP-TO DATE RECORDS POSSIBLE FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, WELFARE

AND SECURITY OF SOCIETY WHILE RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY

RIGHTS. IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE THE DOCUMENTS TO US, WE WILL CHARGE YOU WITH THE

FBI AND TAKE OUR PROPER ACTION AGAINST YOU FOR NOT PROOFING TO US THE LEGITIMATE

OF THE FUND YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE. THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

ORDER 556-73 ESTABLISHES RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE SUBJECT OF AN FBI

IDENTIFICATION RECORD TO OBTAIN A COPY OF HIS OR HER OWN RECORD FOR REVIEW.

THE FBI CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SERVICES (CJIS) DIVISION PROCESSES THESE

REQUESTS TO CHECK ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES IN U.S.A.

AN INDIVIDUAL MAY REQUEST A COPY OF HIS OR HER OWN FBI IDENTIFICATION RECORD FOR

PERSONAL REVIEW OR TO CHALLENGE INFORMATION ON THE RECORD. OTHER REASONS AN

INDIVIDUAL MAY REQUEST A COPY OF HIS OR HER OWN IDENTIFICATION RECORD MAY

INCLUDE INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION OR TO SATISFY A REQUIREMENT TO LIVE OR WORK IN A

FOREIGN COUNTRY OR RECEIVE FUNDS FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY, I.E. DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY

SEAL OF TRANSFER, LETTER OF GOOD CONDUCT, CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND, ETC.)

THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.

ROBERT MUELLER

FBI DIRECTOR

WASHINGTON DC