Newest Internet scam

[mike4947]

Here's the body of the latest Email scam message:
 
To whom it may concern;
In cooperation with the Department Of Homeland Security, Federal, State and Local Governments your account has been denied insurance from the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation due to suspected violations of the Patriot Act. While we have only a limited amount of evidence gathered on your account at
this time it is enough to suspect that currency violations may have occurred in your account and due to this activity we have withdrawn Federal Deposit
Insurance on your account until we verify that your account has not been used in a violation of the Patriot Act.
 
As a result Department Of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge has advised the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to suspend all deposit insurance on
your account until such time as we can verify your identity and your account information.
 
Please verify through our IDVerify below. This information will be checked against a federal government database for identity verification. This only takes
up to a minute and when we have verified your identity you will be notified of said verification and all suspensions of insurance on your account will be
lifted.
  (link deleted as it might have had spyware download/instalation capabilites when clicked on.)
 
Failure to use IDVerify below will cause all insurance for your account to be terminated and all records of your account history will be sent to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington D.C. for analysis and verification. Failure to provide proper identity may also result in a visit from Local,
State or Federal Government or Homeland Security Officials.
 
Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.
 
Donald E. Powell
 
Chairman Emeritus FDIC
 
John D. Hawke, Jr.
 
Comptroller of the Currency
 
Michael E. Bartell
 
Chief Information Officer
 
 
I got 17 copies of this this morning. Needless to say clicking on the sender brought up the usual array of spam mail addresses.

[AustinBoston]

I suspect that the senders will be in jail quickly.  Impersonating a federal law enforcement officer is a serious offence.

This kind of message (if real) would only be sent via certified US mail anyway.

Austin

[NightOwl]

well, AB, they OUGHT to end up IN JAIL, but chances are, they wont, given the slowly turning wheels of our system.  (And if they have kids, they'll ask for a delayed and reduced  sentence like that clown and his wife from  Enron.)

I have to laugh at this thing, though.  I can just imagine my DH and me  getting one of these and immediately deleting it because it is so full of  unintelligible  jargon we wouldnt know what the hell they are talking about. :J  :J  :J

[mikewilley]

There is another one going around that goes like this. It is not surprising to me that there are people who perpetrate these scams, but it is an endless source of fascination that people actually fall for them.  Notice that even though they are giving away over a million dollars, they can't spell "Batch" or the abbreviation "USD$".

> Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
>
>
> LUCKYDAY E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
> INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
>                 *** URL deleted to protect the curious ***
>
> BACTH NO: LDD/3142/908/02
> REF. NO. LDD/2190/2100//02
>
> WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
>
> This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT
> INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 24TH  of
> December 2004. Due to
> the mix up of number, the results were released on the 8th of
> Jan 2004. Your
> name attached to ticket number 0180176345 with serial number
> 901514290 drew
> the lucky numbers of 21-78-10-81-91 which consequently won
> the lottery in
> the 1st category.
>
> You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
> UDS$1,800,000:00
> Only ( ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
> DOLLARS ONLY) in
> cash which is deposited with a Finance & Security Company in
> your favour as
> beneficiary  and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY
>
> Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep
> your winning
> information confidential until your claims has been processed
> and your money
> Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
> claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
>
> All participants were selected through a computer ballot
> system drawn from
> only Microsoft users from over 20,000 company, and 3,000,000
> individual
> email addresses and names from all over the world.
>
> To begin your lottery claim, please contact the processing
> company below
> that have been appointed for the processing of your claim
> with your full
> name ,contact telephone and fax number to begin the
> processing of your claim
>
> INTER PAY SECURITY HOUSE B.V
> E-MAIL :*** email address deleted to protect the curious ***
>
> Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 10th of
> Feb 2004. After
> this date all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next
> stake. Please
> note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
>
> Remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
> correspondence.
> Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform
> our agent as
> soon as possible.
>
> Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank
> you for being
> part of our promotional program.
>
> Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
>
> Yours Sincerely,
>
> Mercy Anderson
> Lottery Coordinator