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FBI warns of new e-mail scam

Published: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 12:11 a.m. MDT
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You're not so important to warrant a personal e-mail from FBI Director Robert Mueller.

The Salt Lake City office of the FBI is warning of an e-mail scam purporting to come from the FBI director. It claims a large amount of money has been deposited into your bank account and they want to know if it's terrorist-related. If you send your bank account number, your full name and other personal information, they'll check to see.

"The FBI advises the best thing to do if you receive this e-mail or one similar is to immediately file a complaint with the FBI, then delete it and ignore it," FBI Special Agent Juan Becerra said in a statement.

The scam can also be reported to the Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov.

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