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FBI Scams - Fake Email from the FBI "Central Bank of Nigeria", Robert S. Mueller, MR.SANUSI LAMIDO

Have you received a email from Robert S. Mueller at the FBI , telling you that

"you presently have a transaction going on with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as regard to your over-due contract payment";

then telling you to contact

"MR.SANUSI LAMIDO", in Nigeria, using a free Gmail account (cbn.dept@gmail.com )?

It is a scam.  The FBI will never, never email you unless you first contact them.  They WILL NOT EVER email you to tell you you owe money or are due to receive a refund; or for any other reason. Count on it. And the FBI, a branch of the United States government, certainly wouldn't be telling you to contact someone in Nigeria! 
No government agency we know of, anywhere in the civilized world, contacts ANYONE by email first. Look at the email address (it's an AOL account!)) to which you are to respond: it is not even a government address.
If you hold your mouse over the link in the email you received, you would see that it does NOT go to FBI, but instead to a page on another website, which is clearly operating a scam and a fraud. We neutered the link in case it harbors a virus.
This is a simple AFF - scam - a some point, you will be asked to send money via Western Union (or "wore transfer") to cover fees, taxes, or whatever excuse they can think of that you might believe.

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Internet Alert: Scammers Sending Fake FBI E-Mails Seeking Personal Information
FBI New York June 25, 2012

Main Press Line 212-384-2100

Have you received a suspicious e-mail from FBI Director Robert Mueller or another FBI official? If so, it is a fake. The FBI and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have increasingly received reports of fraudulent schemes misrepresenting FBI agents, officials, and/or FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III. The fraudulent e-mails give the appearance of legitimacy due to the usage of pictures of the FBI Director, seal, letterhead, and/or banners. The types of schemes utilizing the names of FBI agents, officials, or the Director’s name are typically lottery endorsements and inheritance notifications.

Other fraudulent schemes representing the FBI claim to be from our domestic as well as overseas offices. The schemes cover a range from threat and extortion e-mails, website monitoring containing malicious computer program attachments (malware), and online auction scams.

The social engineering technique of utilizing the FBI’s name is to intimidate and convince the recipient the e-mail is legitimate.

The FBI does not send out e-mails soliciting personal information from citizens.

Please be cautious of any unsolicited e-mail referencing the FBI, FBI Director Mueller, or any other FBI official endorsing any type of Internet activity.

To receive the latest information about cyber scams, please go to the FBI website (www.fbi.gov) and sign up for e-mail alerts by clicking on one of the red envelopes in the upper right-hand corner. If you have received a scam e-mail, please notify the IC3 by filing a complaint at www.ic3.gov. For more information on e-scams, please visit the FBI’s New E-Scams and Warnings webpage.

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