Mar 6, 2014
Gina,
I just got the same email today from the same person, same company, same amount of money (12k), saying the same thing. They got my social wrong, and my phone number. I did not call them because I don't want them to have my new number. But this is not the first time that these crazies have tried this crap. Before they were calling from and I quote "The Federal Bureau of the Investigation of the USA". And it is always someone from the Middle East. Just ignore them, you can tell them to stop calling, but they won't until they don't think you care. The first time they told me that they were sending the FBI to my house and that they were on the way, I told them I'll set an extra plate at the table. Of course no one every came. The second time, I harassed them until they hung up, then I kept calling them back for like three hours. Finally they asked me to stop calling them. It is a scam to get you to verify the information that they think they have on you. In most cases something is incorrect, but by you calling they can try to get the correct info, and maybe get money from you as well. They are most likely not in this country and are not subject to our laws, so my suggestion is to ignore them.
Hope that helps.