scambaiting: a memo from robert s. mueller, III

June 7th, 2010, 8:44 pm

i’ve been scambaiting “packer estrada” for quite a while now – the first email i got from him was in june 9 2009. things died off for a little while, but i guess it’s famine times in nigeria because he’s come back begging. we had a couple cordial reintroductions, then he hits me with the following awesome email (from scamwatchfbi@*****, but the same IP):


Federal Bureau of Investigation Seal

Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crimes Division.
ROBERT MUELLERIII
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI. WASHINGTON DC.

FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET

ROBERT MUELLER III
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET
DEAR FRIEND,
WE THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON DC, WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE TAKEN OUR TIME MONITORING THE TRANSACTION WITH YOU AND MR. PACKER ESTRADA OF THE DHL company concerning your Bank Draft in NIGERIA AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT IT IS HITCH FREE, WE THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRACK THE BANK DRAFT AND SPECIAL DOCUMENT WHICH IS PRESENTLY
NOW IN THE DHL COURIER COMPANY IN NIGERIA FOR DELIVERY AND WE HAVE GETHERED ALSO THAT YOU WHERE ASK TO PAY $75 USD FOR THE REGISTRATION FEE.
NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SCAM ITS REAL!!!!!! WE HAVE CAREFULLY INVESTIGATE THIS AND FOUND OUT THAT ITS REAL AND LEGITIMATE GO AHEAD AND SEND THE DHL COMPANY AN E-MAIL,AS WE ARE STILL RUNNING UNDERGROUND INVESTIGATION,BUT WE MUST SAY ITS REAL AND LEGIT. THE FBI WILL NEVER LIE TO YOU.
SO WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO PROCEED AND SEND AN E-MAIL TO THE DHL COURIER COMPANY FOR THE CLAIM OF YOUR BANK DRAFT ASAP AS THEY ARE VERIFIED AND LEGIT,WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CALL YOU BECAUSE WE ARE BEING SO CONGESTED WITH MOST OTHER MANY CASES.
WE ALSO WANT TO KNOW FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE OUR MAIL WHAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON WITH YOU AND THE DHL COMPANY SO IT CAN ENABLES THE FBI INVESTIGATE MORE AND ALSO WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PACKAGE GET TO YOU.

SO BE REST ASSURED THAT YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT PART AND WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE MONITORING ALL THE WHOLE PROCESS UNTIL THE FINALLY RELEASE IS MADE.
KINDLY KEEP US UPDATED ON ANY DEVELOPMENT WITH THE BANK DRAFT SO WE CAN GUIDE YOU ACCORDINGLY.
THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.


Best Regards,


ROBERT S. MUELLER, III
DIRECTOR
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

Sidebox FBI AgentFBI BADGE

all of those pictures are from the first page of google images, and one is hotlinked from THE ONION. amazing! “NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SCAM ITS REAL!!!!!!

One Response to “scambaiting: a memo from robert s. mueller, III”

  • 1. Ben
    June 8th, 2010 at 11:33 pm

    I liked “…BUT WE MUST SAY IT’S REAL AND LEGIT. THE FBI WILL NEVER LIE TO YOU.” That is how official government emails tend to be worded. I was a federal employee recently, so you can trust me on this. I will never lie to you.

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