Can the Government send you emails regarding beneficiary funds?

Question

I have recently received 2 emails regarding a multi-million dollar deposit to my bank account and it is leaving me rather worried even though I'm pretty sure it's fake.Anyways here is what it says:
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation J.Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001DATE: 04/19/2012

FUND BENEFICIARY,
Jeremiah Novoa

Thank you for your e-mail. This e-mail is not coming directly from Robert Mueller himself but an FBI agent who is working on your behalf to conclude your transaction. Please find attached to this e-mail my F.B.I ID for proof that this is real and legit. Do not entertain any fear as you will not be arrested.


I want you to understand firstly that this transaction is true but it is only the F.B.I presently that has the authority for release and final credit of funds into your main account.

You must do as directed by the F.B.I in order to receive your funds successfully. You must stop dealing with any other person/office not coming from this e-mail address and we do not know the agent you have mentioned. He do not work for the F.B.I, We work for you and want you to receive your funds before the week runs out.

We do want to help you receive your funds, we are working on your behalf. Do not abandon your transaction, we can use our influence as the F.B.I to help on procuring the legal wiring document to effect full credit of funds to you.

You will get confused and might find yourself in deep trouble if you go contrary to what we have told you. You have to send this fee of $550 to obtain this document, Only then will your funds be released into your nominated account without having to make any more payment.

We want to help you and make sure you face no more trouble. We also must guarantee you that your funds will be credited into your account under 72hrs only if you follow our directives.

Please find below the contact information of the EFCC agent who will help you procure the required document.

Contact Office: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC NIGERIA)Official Email: [e-mail]
Contact Number: [phone]


NOTE: We have asked for the above documents to make available the most complete and up-to date records possible for no criminal justice purposes.

WE AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE SOONEST.

WARNING: failure to produce the above requirement in the next 48 hours, legal action will be taken immediately by arresting and detaining you, justification and if found guilty, you will be jailed. As terrorism, drug trafficking and money laundering is a serious problem in our community today. The F.B.I will not stop at any length in tracking down and prosecuting any criminal who indulge in this criminal act. FORWARD THE DOCUMENT TO US VIA EMAIL ATTACHMENT AS SOON AS YOU OBTAIN IT.

Answer 1

You need to bring this to the FBIs attention so that they can put an end to it and, hopefully, prosecute the offender.

Answer 2

This is 100% a SCAM



Forward this to the FBIs IC3 division so they can investigate http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx and delete the message

or call your local FBI Field Office http://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field/listing_by_state



I'm sure they would love to know some Nigerian scammers are using their name to scam gullible people

Answer 3

I am afraid that your notice is a scam



here is what you do, go to your bank and speak to the branch manager and talk to him about this notice, the reason being is that you want details on your back account to see if anything has changed, full financial report that has the works in it,



and then secondly go to the police, ask them about what to do, since this is a letter from the FBI the police will give you to the FBI (it is easier to do this than try to track them down) it is either that or see if you can find their office in your city, either way do not respond to this notice and do not let them do anything to your back account



and I would do all this as soon as possible

Answer 4

NO!!! They are phishing scams. Delete them. Don't even bother to reply! If you do, you're just letting them know that you have a valid email address. Do not give them any information under any circumstances. These things have been going around for years now!



Edit: you can look this stuff up on google. There are tons of sites that will give you info on scams.

Answer 5

No, that would be quite illegal. That's someoen attempting to get info to steal your identity with. Did you notice, that the URL didnt have a .Gov , but instead a .org? .gov is only and always used by the government.



Everything about what you got is a lie.



http://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/fbi-headquarters here is the REAL contact information. They cant contact you by email and never would. Its a scam. Dont send them any money or visit any of their websites.

Answer 6

This sounds too good to be true, which generally means it's a scam. I wouldn't trust it.