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WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- The FBI is warning U.S. computer users of a threatening Nigerian e-mail scam that claims the recipient will be investigated by the FBI if they don't respond.
The new flood of phony e-mail that began in the 1990s by organized crime elements in Nigeria is the latest method used to obtain personal banking information from recipients.
The newest one claims to have $10.5 million awaiting the recipient once they supply an FBI Identification Record, ABC News reports.
If the recipient doesn't respond, a second more threatening message arrives, claiming: "It has come to the attention of our Money Trafficking investigation department, that you have some funds valued at U.S $10.5 Million to your name. ... You are under an observational /Investigation in connection with money laundering."
The messages, full of grammatical errors, are signed "FBI Director, Robert S. Mueller, III," the report said.
The FBI is responding to e-mailed complaints with a statement the message is a hoax and a warning not to respond, the report said.
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