Internet Crime Schemes
Current and ongoing Internet trends and schemes identified by the Internet Crime Complaint Center along with its description:


INTERNET EXTORTION
Internet extortion involves hacking into and controlling various industry databases, promising to release control back to the company if funds are received, or the subjects are given web administrator jobs. Similarly, the subject will threaten to compromise information about consumers in the industry database unless funds are received.

If you believe you may have fallen victim to this type of scam and wish to report it, please file a complaint with us.


NIGERIAN LETTER OR "419"
Named for the violation of Section 419 of the Nigerian Criminal Code, the 419 scam combines the threat of impersonation fraud with a variation of an advance fee scheme in which a letter, email, or fax is received by the potential victim. The communication from individuals representing themselves as Nigerian or foreign government officials offers the recipient the "opportunity" to share in a percentage of millions of dollars, soliciting for help in placing large sums of money in overseas bank accounts. Payment of taxes, bribes to government officials, and legal fees are often described in great detail with the promise that all expenses will be reimbursed as soon as the funds are out of the country. The recipient is encouraged to send information to the author, such as blank letterhead stationary, bank name and account numbers, and other identifying information using a facsimile number provided in the letter. The scheme relies on convincing a willing victim to send money to the author of the letter in several installments of increasing amounts for a variety of reasons.

If you believe you may have fallen victim to this type of scam and wish to report it, please file a complaint with us.

Visit the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to learn more about combating financial and economic crimes in Nigeria.

PHISHING/SPOOFING
Phishing and spoofing are somewhat synonymous in that they refer to forged or faked electronic documents. Spoofing generally refers to the dissemination of email which is forged to appear as though it was sent by someone other than the actual source. Phishing, often utilized in conjunction with a spoofed email, is the act of sending an email falsely claiming to be an established legitimate business in an attempt to dupe the unsuspecting recipient into divulging personal, sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers, and bank account information after directing the user to visit a specified website. The website, however, is not genuine and was set up only as an attempt to steal the user's information.

If you believe you may have fallen victim to this type of scam and wish to report it, please file a complaint with us.

SPAM
With improved technology and world-wide Internet access, spam, or unsolicited bulk email, is now a widely used medium for committing traditional white collar crimes including financial institution fraud, credit card fraud, and identity theft, among others. It is usually considered unsolicited because the recipients have not opted to receive the email. Generally, this bulk email refers to multiple identical messages sent simultaneously. Those sending this spam are violating the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN SPAM) Act, Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1037.

Spam can also act as the vehicle for accessing computers and servers without authorization and transmitting viruses and Botnets. The subjects masterminding this Spam often provide hosting services and sell open proxy information, credit card information, and email lists illegally.

If you believe you may have fallen victim to this type of scam and wish to report it, please file a complaint with us.

THIRD PARTY RECEIVER OF FUNDS
A general trend has been noted by the Internet Crime Complaint Center regarding work-at-home schemes on websites. In several instances, the subjects, usually foreign, post work-at-home job offers on popular Internet employment sites, soliciting for assistance from United States citizens. The subjects allegedly are posting Internet auctions, but cannot receive the proceeds from these auctions directly because his/her location outside the United States makes receiving these funds difficult. The seller asks the United States citizen to act as a third party receiver of funds from victims who have purchased products from the subject via the Internet. The United States citizen, receiving the funds from the victims, then wires the money to the subject.

If you believe you may have fallen victim to this type of scam and wish to report it, please file a complaint with us.

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ROBERT S. MUELLER, III
DIRECTOR
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535
TELEPHONE: (202) 324-3000

Everyone beware! The EFCC is a very corrupt organization.
There are EFCC officers who are fake. Do not trust the EFCC or the Nigerian government for there is a lot of corruption.

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ROBERT S. MUELLER, III
DIRECTOR
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535
TELEPHONE: (202) 324-3000

good job!!! seansr

its only a good scam if you dont read what it says.

consider this: why would you care if the feds send an email?

if they show up on your doorstep, they have two choices: show some valid id and a warrant or risk having their brains used to paint the sidewalk.

very simple, eh?

AND remember this: the FBI does not have a reciprocal agreement to prosecute in any of these 'countries' these damn governments skim too much off the top of these gangs. that's how they make their money.

well you should know that as people say Nigeria is corrupt,have it in mind not every body because good people still lives in Nigeria.

Best one I have seen so far..A few english and grammar lessons would not go amiss though....!!!!

i we call u now ok i am prince stanley i we like two call u noqw ok byeeeeeeeeeeee

Wake up and drink your coffee old man!when such people in their fourtie,fifties or sixtiies chase women in their early twenties what would you expect in return? Get real life you_midlife crises_ men and stop these discreet games instead of comming out crying for being scammed,becauase when it's too good to be certainly
it is !

kiss_my_ass....go crawl back into your hole you little parasitic woman!

kiss my ass ...your just mad no one will send you a dime!!! or dick for that matter...unless your gay...which is probable..since you are a guy!!! grow up & most of all...get a real job!!

kiss my ass ...your just mad no one will send you a dime!!! or dick for that matter...unless your gay...which is probable..since you are a guy!!! grow up & most of all...get a real job!!

yeah...espacially when they say "to protect our dear citizens" our govt would never word it quite that way...lol
some funny shit....i get a kick out of playing with them when i'm bored!!!lo

umm they do not punctuate or capitalize correctly or conjugate their/they're/there verbs

only an idiot would send any money to these internet scam fucks

YOU NEED TO ASK YOURSELVES IF YOU EVER HAVE BEEN SUCKERED INTO THIS OR EVEN SOME FEED THE CHILDREN TV AD

IF YOU HAVE
YOU ARE STUPID
so GO ASSASSINATE YOURSELF
THERE ISN"T ENOUGH TO GO AROUND AND YOU ARE EXPENDABLE
NOW YOU MUST FIND YOUR GUN AND SHOOT YOURSELF
DO US A FAVOR