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Old 06-02-2008, 03:11 PM   #1
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Bad Scam Alert!


Since the incoming e-mail was from info@irs.gov some poor suckers might fall for this?

Copy paste from an e-mail:

Over 130 million Americans will receive refunds as part of President Bush program to jumpstart
economy. Our records indicate that you are qualified to receive the 2008 Economic Stimulus Refund.
The fastest and easiest way to receive your refund is by direct deposit to your checking/savings account.
Please follow the link and fill out the form and submit before June 10th, 2008 to ensure that your refund
will be processed as soon as possible.

Submitting your form on June 10th,2008 or later means that your refund will be delayed due to the volume
of requests we anticipate for the Economic Stimulus Refund.

To access Economic Stimulus Refund, please click here.

Note: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that is because of the large amount of e-mails we are sending out or because of the restrictions implemented by your ISP.

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Old 06-02-2008, 03:30 PM   #2
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Re: Bad Scam Alert!


Yes, most older folks or computer-illiterate often fall for this "identifty-theft" scams... put their name + social security # ... then click send... Crooks fill out IRS rebate forms for them, request change address to new or no need to, then crooks get their stimulus check direct deposit to crooks' bank accounts.
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Old 06-02-2008, 05:00 PM   #3
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Re: Bad Scam Alert!


Here is one that I dug out of my SPAM folder today. The FBI sent this???
Wow!! I didn't know that they knew so much..............................

The sad part is that these guys will actually get hits off this dribble.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
ROOM 4-230, KALANIANAOLE FOB
300 ALA MOANA BOULEVARD HONOLULU, HAWAII 96850-0053

Attn: Honorable Beneficiary.

We the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI Honolulu) United States Of America have discovered through our intelligent monitoring network that you have a transaction going on as either inheritance payment, Lottery or contract payment in a tone of Millions of United States Dollars which have been approved but have not been settled.

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract / inheritance file after close monitoring and found out why you have not received your payment, both on your part and on the part of your debtors.

Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the non officials in the bank who are attempting to secure the release of your fund to you. We wish to advise you that this is illegal and you should stop further communication with them forthwith because such an illegal act like this can lead to cancellation of your fund.

we have been having so many complains from people who have been scammed around the world hence, after concluding in a meeting with members of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), we came to a conclusion that every payment will be made through BANK OF AMERICA. We also concluded on the use of ELECTRONIC ATM PAYMENT SYSTEM as the only direct means to pay all beneficiaries.

By this method, your funds will be loaded in two batches into an ATM card, and sent to you, from this card you can withdraw a maximum of us$15,000 per day from any ATM machine worldwide, BUT from the financial houses there is no limit.
So if you would like to receive your funds in this way please send your following information to the paying bank.

1. Full name
2. Full address (P.O box not acceptable)
3. Phone and fax #
4.Your balance payment
4. Your age, sex and current occupation

Below are the contact details of the PAYING BANK(BANK OF AMERICA) to whom you will send your information for the processing of the ATM card as soon as possible:

CONTACT PERSON:Mr.Frank George,
HEAD OF OPERATIONS,ATM CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM
DEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION,BANK OF AMERICA

BANK OF AMERICA
Contact person: Mr.Frank George
150 Broadway Ave
New York, NY 10038 USA
Email:frankgeorgeboa@aim.com
Phone: +1 646 778 3496
Fax: 1-703-286-3482

The DEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION has been mandated to issue out your payments for this fiscal year 2008. Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) who claim that to be established agents using it to defraud innocent people worldwide. This is to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.

THANKS FOR LISTENING TO OUR ADVISE

Faithfully Yours,
MR.ROBERT MUELLER
FOR COROPORATE AFFAIRS
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI Honolulu))
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Old 06-02-2008, 05:08 PM   #4
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Re: Bad Scam Alert!


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Here is one that I dug out of my SPAM folder today. The FBI sent this???
Wow!! I didn't know that they knew so much..............................

The sad part is that these guys will actually get hits off this dribble.

================================================== =======

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
ROOM 4-230, KALANIANAOLE FOB
300 ALA MOANA BOULEVARD HONOLULU, HAWAII 96850-0053

Attn: Honorable Beneficiary.

We the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI Honolulu) United States Of America have discovered through our intelligent monitoring network that you have a transaction going on as either inheritance payment, Lottery or contract payment in a tone of Millions of United States Dollars which have been approved but have not been settled.

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract / inheritance file after close monitoring and found out why you have not received your payment, both on your part and on the part of your debtors.

Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the non officials in the bank who are attempting to secure the release of your fund to you. We wish to advise you that this is illegal and you should stop further communication with them forthwith because such an illegal act like this can lead to cancellation of your fund.

we have been having so many complains from people who have been scammed around the world hence, after concluding in a meeting with members of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), we came to a conclusion that every payment will be made through BANK OF AMERICA. We also concluded on the use of ELECTRONIC ATM PAYMENT SYSTEM as the only direct means to pay all beneficiaries.

By this method, your funds will be loaded in two batches into an ATM card, and sent to you, from this card you can withdraw a maximum of us$15,000 per day from any ATM machine worldwide, BUT from the financial houses there is no limit.
So if you would like to receive your funds in this way please send your following information to the paying bank.

1. Full name
2. Full address (P.O box not acceptable)
3. Phone and fax #
4.Your balance payment
4. Your age, sex and current occupation

Below are the contact details of the PAYING BANK(BANK OF AMERICA) to whom you will send your information for the processing of the ATM card as soon as possible:

CONTACT PERSON:Mr.Frank George,
HEAD OF OPERATIONS,ATM CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM
DEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION,BANK OF AMERICA

BANK OF AMERICA
Contact person: Mr.Frank George
150 Broadway Ave
New York, NY 10038 USA
Email:frankgeorgeboa@aim.com
Phone: +1 646 778 3496
Fax: 1-703-286-3482

The DEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION has been mandated to issue out your payments for this fiscal year 2008. Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) who claim that to be established agents using it to defraud innocent people worldwide. This is to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.

THANKS FOR LISTENING TO OUR ADVISE

Faithfully Yours,
MR.ROBERT MUELLER
FOR COROPORATE AFFAIRS
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI Honolulu))
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Hey that's our Mayors name, I don't think it's him, although he is a crook.


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Old 06-03-2008, 05:40 AM   #5
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Re: Bad Scam Alert!


They're so obviously fake but people seem to fall for them a lot these days. What's worse is that some of them infect your friends on MSN, they will send you a link without knowing which infects you also.
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