Hernando County, FL -- Think an
organization is trying to help recover money lost in a scam? Think again, says
the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.
Detectives are warning citizens of
a new scam that has been making the rounds throughout the county. The scammers
are targeting people who have already been victims of a scam and are offering
them a refund, claiming to be an organization that investigates these types of
scams.
Detectives say the scammers are
pretending to be affiliated with "IC3.org-Internet Crime Complaint
Center" and are sending emails from "test@islacad.org". They
claim to be "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs" in South Africa but if
you check the domain for the email, "islacad.org", it belongs to the
"International Spanish Language Academy".
In the email, detectives say they
only ask for your name, address and phone number, but it's when you receive a
letter in the mail and/or phone call is when they discreetly ask for bank
account information. You may also be told that money is waiting to be sent, but
you must pay a wire transfer, tax, "duty fee", or one of many other
reasons before receiving their refund.
The Hernando County Sheriff’s
Office would like to remind everyone to be cautions and only communicate with
individuals whom they know or businesses they have already checked out and
confirmed are legitimate businesses.
Remember "if it's too good to be true, it probably is!"
The sheriff's office has provided one of the most recent internet scams being circulated:
After receiving several reports from the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) that you have been scammed by fraudsters from Africa especially from Nigeria; we have decided to contact you and Just in case you don't know the (IC3), the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) to serve as a means to receive Internet related criminal complaints and to further research, develop, and refer the criminal complaints to federal, state, local, or international law enforcement and regulatory agencies for any investigation they deem to be appropriate. Their website is http://www.ic3.gov
In response to the report, we have concluded our investigation and we have agreed to reimburse you with the sum of Two Hundred and fifty thousand United states dollar only (US$250,000) via Western Union Money Transfer agent location office in Cape Town,South Africa,which we have made necessary and sufficient arrangements for you to be compensated.
Send the details below to the Western Union agent office via their email address stated below and they shall endeavor to transfer your fund within 48 hours of your response.
Name:...
Address:...
Telephone:...
Government Accredited Licensed Claim Agent.
Western Union Information and Payment Bureau.
Email : wumtoffices@postafiok.hu
Tele/FAX : +27727529100
Please do not respond to emails which asks you to send your username and password for any reason as these are means of hacking into your email account to steal from you.
And also take note that we have never held any scam victims compensation program in the AU region. This is the First-Of-Its-Kind so Do not be deceived!
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Linda Makhado (Public Relations Officer) Oversea Communication Department (SARB) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RSA), South Africa.
After receiving several reports from the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) that you have been scammed by fraudsters from Africa especially from Nigeria; we have decided to contact you and Just in case you don't know the (IC3), the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) to serve as a means to receive Internet related criminal complaints and to further research, develop, and refer the criminal complaints to federal, state, local, or international law enforcement and regulatory agencies for any investigation they deem to be appropriate. Their website is http://www.ic3.gov
In response to the report, we have concluded our investigation and we have agreed to reimburse you with the sum of Two Hundred and fifty thousand United states dollar only (US$250,000) via Western Union Money Transfer agent location office in Cape Town,South Africa,which we have made necessary and sufficient arrangements for you to be compensated.
Send the details below to the Western Union agent office via their email address stated below and they shall endeavor to transfer your fund within 48 hours of your response.
Name:...
Address:...
Telephone:...
Government Accredited Licensed Claim Agent.
Western Union Information and Payment Bureau.
Email : wumtoffices@postafiok.hu
Tele/FAX : +27727529100
Please do not respond to emails which asks you to send your username and password for any reason as these are means of hacking into your email account to steal from you.
And also take note that we have never held any scam victims compensation program in the AU region. This is the First-Of-Its-Kind so Do not be deceived!
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Linda Makhado (Public Relations Officer) Oversea Communication Department (SARB) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RSA), South Africa.
In response to the report, we have concluded our investigation and we have agreed to reimburse you with the sum of Two Hundred and fifty thousand United states dollar only (US$250,000) via Western Union Money Transfer agent location office in Cape Town,South Africa,which we have made necessary and sufficient arrangements for you to be compensated.
Send the details below to the Western Union agent office via their email address stated below and they shall endeavor to transfer your fund within 48 hours of your response.
Name:...
Address:...
Telephone:...
Government Accredited Licensed Claim Agent.
Western Union Information and Payment Bureau.
Email : wumtoffices@postafiok.hu
Tele/FAX : +27727529100
Please do not respond to emails which asks you to send your username and password for any reason as these are means of hacking into your email account to steal from you.
And also take note that we have never held any scam victims compensation program in the AU region. This is the First-Of-Its-Kind so Do not be deceived!
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Linda Makhado (Public Relations Officer) Oversea Communication Department (SARB) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RSA), South Africa.
Send the details below to the Western Union agent office via their email address stated below and they shall endeavor to transfer your fund within 48 hours of your response.
Name:...
Address:...
Telephone:...
Government Accredited Licensed Claim Agent.
Western Union Information and Payment Bureau.
Email : wumtoffices@postafiok.hu
Tele/FAX : +27727529100
Please do not respond to emails which asks you to send your username and password for any reason as these are means of hacking into your email account to steal from you.
And also take note that we have never held any scam victims compensation program in the AU region. This is the First-Of-Its-Kind so Do not be deceived!
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Linda Makhado (Public Relations Officer) Oversea Communication Department (SARB) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RSA), South Africa.
Name:...
Address:...
Telephone:...
Government Accredited Licensed Claim Agent.
Western Union Information and Payment Bureau.
Email : wumtoffices@postafiok.hu
Tele/FAX : +27727529100
Please do not respond to emails which asks you to send your username and password for any reason as these are means of hacking into your email account to steal from you.
And also take note that we have never held any scam victims compensation program in the AU region. This is the First-Of-Its-Kind so Do not be deceived!
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Linda Makhado (Public Relations Officer) Oversea Communication Department (SARB) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RSA), South Africa.
Government Accredited Licensed Claim Agent.
Western Union Information and Payment Bureau.
Email : wumtoffices@postafiok.hu
Tele/FAX : +27727529100
Please do not respond to emails which asks you to send your username and password for any reason as these are means of hacking into your email account to steal from you.
And also take note that we have never held any scam victims compensation program in the AU region. This is the First-Of-Its-Kind so Do not be deceived!
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Linda Makhado (Public Relations Officer) Oversea Communication Department (SARB) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RSA), South Africa.
Please do not respond to emails which asks you to send your username and password for any reason as these are means of hacking into your email account to steal from you.
And also take note that we have never held any scam victims compensation program in the AU region. This is the First-Of-Its-Kind so Do not be deceived!
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Linda Makhado (Public Relations Officer) Oversea Communication Department (SARB) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RSA), South Africa.
And also take note that we have never held any scam victims compensation program in the AU region. This is the First-Of-Its-Kind so Do not be deceived!
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Linda Makhado (Public Relations Officer) Oversea Communication Department (SARB) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RSA), South Africa.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Linda Makhado (Public Relations Officer) Oversea Communication Department (SARB) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RSA), South Africa.
Mrs. Linda Makhado (Public Relations Officer) Oversea Communication Department (SARB) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RSA), South Africa.
ATTN: Sir / Madam,
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