Spam that says it is from the F.B.I.

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The questions for you are: 1.)I'm wondering if you have gotten emails like this which say they are From:_____ people other than you know they came from? What did you do with them? 2.)If you got an email like this, would you inform the F.B.I. about it or, like me, refrain from doing so assuming that they already know about it and are taking steps to stop it? 3.)What do you think that the penalties are for impersonating the F.B.I or (the agency like it in your country) in an email like this? 4.)Why is it that Americans get these emails with a Nigerian connection so much? 5.)If you are from another country do you get spam emails like this from Nigeria or from another country? From: "Federal Bureau Of Investigation." info9022@po... To: unlisted-recipients@null, null@null Subject: From Federal Bureau Of Investigation On Your Atm Payment Date: Nov 29, 2008 2:25 PM ANTI TERRORIST & MONITORY CRIME DIVISION FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNE Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crimes Division. Federal Bureau Of Investigation. J. Edgar. Hoover Building, Washington D.C Phone Number:202) 324-3001 Fax Number:850 474-9758 Website:www.fbi@gov.com Email:federalbureau_investigation53@live.com This is to Officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly completed an Investigated with the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System that you are having an illegal transaction with Impostors claiming to be Prof. Charles C. Soludo of the Central Bank Of Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Aziza, none officials of Oceanic Bank, none officials of Zenith Bank and some impostors claiming to be the Federal Bureau Of Investigation agents. During our Investigation, it came to our notice that the reason why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled your Financial Obligation given to you in respect of your Contract/Inheritance Payment. So therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry Of Finance on your behalf and they have brought a solution to your problem by coordinating your payment in the total amount of $800,000.00 USD which will be deposited into an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw funds anywhere of the world. You now have the lawful right to claim your funds which have been deposited into the ATM CARD. Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been involved in this transaction, you are now to be rest assured that this transaction is legitimate and completely risk-free as it is our duty to Protect and Serve citizens of the United States Of America. All you have to do is immediately contact the ATM CARD CENTER via E-mail for instructions on how to procure your Approval Slip which contains details on how to receive and activate your ATM CARD for immediate use to withdraw funds being paid to you. We have confirmed that the amount required to procure the Approval Slip will cost you a total of $296 USD which will be paid directly to the ATM CARD CENTER agent via Western Union Money Transfer / MoneyGram Money Transfer. Below, you shall find contact details of the Agent whom will process your transaction from Federal Minister of Finance: CONTACT INFORMATION FEDERAL MINISTER OF FINANCE. ATM CARD CENTRE NAME: Dr.John Dike OFFICE LINE:+234-70-255-904-16 EMAIL:dr.Dr.John_Dike@live.com Immediately contact Dr.John Dike of the ATM Card Centre with the following information: Full Name: Address: City: State: Zip Code: Direct Phone Number: Current Occupation: Annual Income: Once you have sent the required information to Dr.John Dike he will contact you with instructions on how to make the payment of $296 USD for the Approval Slip after which he will proceed towards delivery of the ATM CARD without any further delay. You have hereby been authorized/guaranteed by the Federal Bureau Of Investigation to commence towards completing this transaction, as there shall be NO delay once payment for the Approval Slip has been made to the authorized agent. Once you have completed payment of $296 to the agent in charge of this transaction, immediately contact us back for more investigation for conformation of your ATM card. Federal Bureau Investigation Robert S. Mueller Director, FBI Phone Number:202) 324-3001 Contact us at:federalbureau_investigation53@live.com