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Date:      05 Aug 2002 14:35:38 -0700
From:      Ken McGlothlen <mcglk@artlogix.com>
To:        Marc Schneiders <marc@schneiders.org>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: I KINDLY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE
Message-ID:  <86ofchyonp.fsf@ralf.artlogix.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0208051533090.9486-100000@otter.mills-atl.com>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0208051533090.9486-100000@otter.mills-atl.com>

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John Mills <jmmills@telocity.com> writes:

| On Mon, 5 Aug 2002, Marc Schneiders wrote:
| 
| > "Some Tips To Help You Avoid These Frauds:
| > 1. If you receive a letter from Nigeria asking you to send personal
| > or banking information, do not reply in any manner. Send the letter
| > to the U.S. Secret Service or the FBI."
|  
| > Has anyone got the proper FBI email address to forward NEED ASSISTENCE
| > emails to?

Yes.  It's <419.fcd@usss.treas.gov>, which handles all the 419-scams (the other
name for the Nigerian scam).

And it's not the FBI or the Department of State; it's the Department of
Treasury (of which the US Secret Service is a part).


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