 A new mass mailing allegedly from the Anti-Terrorist and Monitory
Crimes Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is now making
its way through the electronic world of e-mails and in fact has been
received by users in this area.In this communication, purportedly
from the head of the FBI, Robert Mueller, it is stated that the
recipient has been involved in a scam to steal their money.
The poorly worded e-mail goes on to explain that the person is in
fact the beneficiary of an $800,000 inheritance and only through the
efforts of the FBI has a scam to steal their money been prevented.
The imposters then direct unsuspecting individuals to contact an
individual approved by the FBI to process their claim to the
inheritance, requesting a payment of $300 to process the claim.
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Such information not only places $300 in the hands of con artists,
but also gives valuable credit card information to thieves in order
to drain the credit limit of those sending off their sensitive
information.
Such scams work on the basis of millions of e-mails looking for
those few who are not wary enough to sense the scam. Elderly,
trusting Internet users and those who hope for the impossible "get
rich quick" news are often the targets of these overseas felons.
The FBI, the real one, requests anyone who receives this
communication or any other that they believe to be a scam to go to
www.fbi.gov and fill out an
investigation form.
They also recommend that, to avoid monetary losses, parties keep
tabs on those in their families who might be more trusting or
susceptible to scams.
[By MIKE FAK]
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