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  • Published: Nov 17th, 2009

FBI Scams are on the Rise!

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Overview of FBI Scams

Don’t freak out if you receive an email from the FBI; It’s just an FBI scam. No silly; the real FBI isn’t trying to scam you. The FBI scam email you received is from an impostor that is operating nationwide FBI scams. There is isn’t one sole culprit to blame for the rise of FBI scams. But, as most other scams, the FBI scam is most prevalently operated from Nigeria. Scammers send their FBI scam emails to unsuspecting individuals and tell them they owe a large amount of money. If the recipient refuses to pony up the cash to pay for the FBI scam, the FBI scam artists will threaten to put the individual behind bars. Many of you seasoned internet users will be able to smell that this is an FBI scam from miles away, but less experienced users will unsuspectingly give in to the FBI Scam.

As mentioned above, the FBI scams will intimidate people with the threat of jail time. But, in other lesser known instances of the FBI scam, they may be threatened with violence or even blackmailed. The recipients of the FBI scam emails are strongly encouraged to keep the matter completely confidential. Anyone with a brain would know that this is a red flag. But, unfortunately, FBI scams have collectively drained millions of dollars from the bank accounts of Americans who fell for the FBI scams.

Report the FBI Scam

It is vital that you report any of the FBI scam emails you receive to the FBI themselves. The FBI has a website named the internet crime complaint center where you can report other internet scam frauds and FBI scam emails. By reporting your thread of the FBI scam emails, you could save thousands of people from being caught in the FBI scams.

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  • Published: Nov 10th, 2009

The “FBI” Nigerian Scam Artists

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How does the FBI Nigerian Scam work?

The FBI Nigerian scam puts a new twist to the played out Nigerian lottery scams. In the FBI Nigerian scam, con artists steal FBI letterhead and names of actual FBI officials. They then send FBI Nigerian scam letters to just about anyone they can think of. These FBI Nigerian scam letters intimidate the recipient by claiming they owe a substantial amount of money to the FBI; if they don’t pay, they’ll be put behind bars. There are many different threads of the FBI Nigeria scam emails; this is just the most common version of the FBI Nigerian scam.

Recipients of the fraudulent FBI Nigerian scam letters are prompted to contact only a specific person (the FBI Nigerian scam artist, of course) and to approach the situation with complete discretion. The FBI Nigerian scam artists eventually ask for a substantial amount of money to “settle the debt” or bury their file. Those who have responded and obliged to send the money are milked for all their assets by the FBI Nigeria scam artists. But, those who question their motives and threaten to contact the US FBI office for confirmation are often misled further, threatened with legal prosecution or even violence. It has been reported that several people have been lured to Nigeria and beaten/killed by the FBI Nigeria scam artists.

What to do if you receive a FBI Nigeria scam letter

I must say that the FBI Nigerian scam letter is by far the most convincing version of the Nigerian scams. If you receive a letter, fax or email and suspect that it is FBI Nigeria scam letter, contact the offices of the US FBI to confirm your suspicions. Never respond directly to the FBI Nigeria scam artists. The FBI Nigerian scam artists are masters of instilling fear into their victims. You can choose to simply ignore the FBI Nigerian scam letter or help save millions of dollars and thousands of lives by reporting the FBI Nigerian scam fraud to the FBI or FTC.

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