Instant messaging phishing/419 scam

[Ben Woelk <fbwis () RIT EDU>]

One of our students was contacted on IM by someone posing as an FBI
agent. The student gave up his name and address before he realized
something was amiss. He ended the conversation and contacted our Public
Safety office.

 

I've included a scrubbed version of the IM conversation for your reading
pleasure:

 

fbiwesternunion1 (8:44:14 AM): Hello, this is EFCC
police here.We recover the sum of $200,000,000.00 from scammers and we
and federal govt are willing to give all the people that have been
scammed before the sum of $20,000 each and nigeria federal goverment
said we should give the sum of $20,000 to each AIM and yahoo IM, we see
on the scammer list ..and your IM is one of the SN we have to give the
sum of $20,000...I am  here with my staff ID card for you to know that i
am a real member of FBI cuz i know that there are many fake FBI online
that scam people of there money..we have arrested many of them and they
are in our custody..be honest with us we dont like game and give us the
right information about you so that we will not give the money to wrong
person.

fbiwesternunion1 (8:44:27 AM): good day

fbiwesternunion1 (8:44:34 AM): am officer wale james

John Q Public (8:46:12 AM): Hello

fbiwesternunion1 (8:46:31 AM): what is your name

John Q Public (8:46:37 AM): XXXXXX...

John Q Public (8:46:41 AM): are you an officer here at RIT?

fbiwesternunion1 (8:47:18 AM): full name

John Q Public (8:47:56 AM): XXXXX XXXXXX

fbiwesternunion1 (8:48:40 AM): what is your address

John Q Public (8:48:56 AM): it is NNN NNNN Rochester,Ny 14623

John Q Public (8:49:25 AM): hold on..why do you want my address?

fbiwesternunion1 (8:50:23 AM): to know you are real

fbiwesternunion1 (8:50:34 AM): what is your phone number

John Q Public (8:50:38 AM): no phone number

fbiwesternunion1 (8:51:36 AM): so we can text you

John Q Public (8:51:48 AM): i have a cell but I am out of texts 

fbiwesternunion1 (8:52:04 AM): what is your ssn

John Q Public (8:52:32 AM): lol sorry, not giving out that info

fbiwesternunion1 (8:52:58 AM): we want you to be honest with us ok

John Q Public (9:03:22 AM): is there a number I can reach you at?

fbiwesternunion1 (9:03:43 AM): yes

John Q Public (9:03:51 AM): what is it?

fbiwesternunion1 (9:04:21 AM): +2348034813948

fbiwesternunion1 (9:04:30 AM): that is the number

John Q Public (9:04:48 AM): Where are you located?

 

 

Ben Woelk '07

Information Security Communications and Training Specialist

Rochester Institute of Technology

Eastman 01-3300

156 Lomb Memorial Drive

Rochester, New York 14623 

585.475.4122

ben.woelk () rit edu <mailto:ben.woelk () rit edu> 

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