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The email message below, which claims that the recipients are approved to receive thousands of dollars from the International Monetary Fund(IMF) via MoneyGram Money Transfer, is a scam that is being sent by scammers to their potential victims. Recipients of the fake email message should not respond to it or follow the instructions in it. Remember, every month, scammers send out thousands of scamming email messages in an attempt to trick recipients into thinking they have won the lottery, or have received money from an organisation or an individual. Potential victims who respond to the scamming email messages will be asked by the scammers to send hundreds or thousands of dollars, which the scammers will claim are for taxes and other fees that the potential victims must pay in order for them to receive their so-called compensation or money. But, once the scammers receive the money sent by their victims, they will disappear, leaving the victims disappointed, frustrated and thousands of dollars poorer.
From: Mr William Mark m2@moneyy.website .tkSubject: Greetings From Money GramWelcome to Money Gram Money TransferSend Money Worldwide office Department Of Money GramCotonou Benin RepublicADDRESS: 1500 Akpakpa Avenue, Cotonou; BeninVisit Us Via Website: www.moneygram.comGreetings From Money GramYour first Payment of $5000 usd is approved to sent to you today, So kindly reconfirm your receiver’s name information to the money gram office for the approval of your fund payment of ($2.700`000`00USD) to be sign and release to you immediately you send the below information to them: Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 24 hours this is the instruction given to us by the IMF. We have been struggling to send you the first payment of $5000 USD today through our payment system here before we found out that your payment file needed to be renewed from the World Bank central system. So you have to send only $65 so that we will use it to renewed your name from the World Bank central system so that your first payment will be available on your name to pick up your first payment once you send the fee of US$65.00 required to renew and reconfirm your payment file to us through the World Bank Central System.Your Receiver's:Your Country:Your Telephone No:Your Address:Your Passport Id:Contact Mr. Lawrence Desmond to give you payment information you will use to send the $65 for renew your payment file on your name with the World Bank central system.Contact Money Gram OfficeName:Mr Lawrence DesmondEmail: ( moneygramoffice030@ gmail.com )TEL:+229 99 13 93 55Our Money Gram Office will release your payment to you and the maximum amount you receiving each day from today is $5000 usd daily until the funds complete Transferred. Once we receive your information. The transfer will commence. The IMF is compensating all mail address and your name is listed as one of the approved to pay sum of ($2.700`000`00USD).Best RegardsMr.William Mark.The (IMF)International Monetary Fund IMF Compensation
From: Mr William Mark m2@moneyy.website .tkSubject: Greetings From Money Gram
Welcome to Money Gram Money TransferSend Money Worldwide office Department Of Money GramCotonou Benin RepublicADDRESS: 1500 Akpakpa Avenue, Cotonou; BeninVisit Us Via Website: www.moneygram.com
Greetings From Money Gram
Your first Payment of $5000 usd is approved to sent to you today, So kindly reconfirm your receiver’s name information to the money gram office for the approval of your fund payment of ($2.700`000`00USD) to be sign and release to you immediately you send the below information to them: Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 24 hours this is the instruction given to us by the IMF. We have been struggling to send you the first payment of $5000 USD today through our payment system here before we found out that your payment file needed to be renewed from the World Bank central system. So you have to send only $65 so that we will use it to renewed your name from the World Bank central system so that your first payment will be available on your name to pick up your first payment once you send the fee of US$65.00 required to renew and reconfirm your payment file to us through the World Bank Central System.
Your Receiver's:Your Country:Your Telephone No:Your Address:Your Passport Id:
Contact Mr. Lawrence Desmond to give you payment information you will use to send the $65 for renew your payment file on your name with the World Bank central system.
Contact Money Gram OfficeName:Mr Lawrence DesmondEmail: ( moneygramoffice030@ gmail.com )TEL:+229 99 13 93 55
Our Money Gram Office will release your payment to you and the maximum amount you receiving each day from today is $5000 usd daily until the funds complete Transferred. Once we receive your information. The transfer will commence. The IMF is compensating all mail address and your name is listed as one of the approved to pay sum of ($2.700`000`00USD).
Best Regards
Mr.William Mark.The (IMF)International Monetary Fund IMF Compensation
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This is the one I received. The address for the money gram location is an apartment complex."NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/JUNK folder, that is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider, treat it genuinely.MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER OFFICEADDRESS:4782 arizona st,san diego california united states 92116Hours: Open today · 8:00 am - 11:00 pmOFFICE TEL:( 1) 423 436 2328Greetings Beneficiary !!!!!NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/JUNK folder, that is becauseof the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider, treat it genuinely.The International Monetary Fund Annual Compensation from USA.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating some scam victimsand one of the customers who uses Western Union, Ria Money or Money Gram, bank Transferin their business transaction.your email address was found in the list. This MONEY GRAMOffice has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your compensation to you viaMONEYGRAM®Money Transfer.However, we have concluded to effect your own payment through MONEYGRAM®Money Transfer, $5,980 USD per Day until the total sum of $2.8 Million iscompletely transferred to you the receiver. Alternatively on the other hand,your funds would be remitted into your choice Bank account in any part of the worldif you so wish to receive the funds via Bank-Bank wire transfer.Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 72 hours ifwe did not hear from you because this was the instruction given to us by theIMF office here in Georgia , USA. We will start the transfer as soon as wereceive your information. You are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicatethis message for any reason what so ever because the US FBI is already ontrace of the criminals from Africa.We can't be able to send the payment with your email address alone instead,we hereby need your information to where we will be sending the funds. You CanText us and fill below Information Or contact us via email.(Receiver name)......(Full Address)......(Direct Mobile Phone Number)...THANKS,Mr. Matnoor Bin, Salleh.ADDRESS:4782 arizona st,san diego california united states 92116Hours: Open today · 8:00 am - 11:00 pmOFFICE: ( 1) 423 436 2328 call/text massage"
Late one night, I received a message from a friend Id not seen or spoken within a couple of years.He asked how I was doing and I shared what is been happening since we last spoke. He has a disability as do I. His message asked if I've ever heard of Michael Snow, a lawyer. I told him that I had not recommended to tell me about how great Michael Snow is and how he sent a packet of information for free money for those who qualify.
It is another scam.
"From: Mr Richard Favor Date: Wed, Jun 26, 2019, 2:56 PMSubject: Attention:Beneficiary,Attention: The United nation (U.N ) is compensating all the scam victims and your email address and phone number was found in the scam victims list. This Western Union office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your compensation fund to you However, we have concluded to affect your own payment through Western Union Money Transfer, $5,000 daily until the total sum of $1.5 million USD is completely transferred to you. We can not be able to send the payment with your email address alone, thereby we need your information as to where we will be sending the funds, such as; Receiver's name:Address:Id copy. Country:Phone number:Furthermore you are advised to call or email us as the instruction was passed that within 24hours without hearing from you, Consider your payment canceled. Number to call is the below listed managing director's office of the release order: Email them via ( damianfrank1996-gmail.com ) immediately!!!Thanks"Another scam.
Please can you tell them to stop please
Received this scam:"MONEY GRAM TRANSFER> Head Office Department> New York> tel: 1 (202) 844-7747> MONEY GRAM TRANSFER> email:moneygramoffice988-gmail.comAttention:PleaseWe have deposited the check of your funds ($10,500,000.00USD) throughmoney gram department USA, after our finally meeting regarding your funds,All you will do is to contact money gram director Mr John Robert He will give you direction on how you will be receiving the fundsdaily.Remember to send him your Full information to avoid wrongtransfer such as,Receiver's Name..........Address: .......Country: _.....Phone Number: .......Though,IMF has sent $5000 in your name today so contact Mr John Robertor you call him as soon as you receive this email and tell him to giveyou the Reference, sender name andquestion/answer to pick the $5000 Please let us know as soon as youreceived all your fund, Best Regards.> Mr John Robert (Director General> MONEY GRAM TRANSFER> call or text> office tel: 1 (202) 844-7747> email:moneygramoffice988-gmail.com"
Here is another scam:"From: "HON. RICHARD GOLD JR. " Date: September 17, 2018 at 4:21:07 PM EDTSubject: From Hon. Gold Jr. ,Western Union Dispatching DirectorReply-To: "HON. RICHARD GOLD JR." CONGRATULATIONS SIR/MADAM,The International Monetary Fund(IMF) is compensating all the scam victims and your email address was found in the scam victim's list. This Western Union® office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your compensation to you via Western Union® Money Transfer.However, we have concluded to be transferring $5000 USD to you daily until the total sum of $2.5 million USD is completely transferred to you.We cannot be able to send the payment with your email address alone, thereby we need your information to where we will be sending the funds to you, such as;Receiver's name:.......................Address:................................Country And City:........................Phone number (Optional) :................Age ......................................Bear in mind that you will send $189 for International transfer permit to the desk of Mr. President for final approval so you're hereby advised to contact me as soon as possible with your full and correct details for an instructions on how this transfer is scheduled.Call or text: 1 (202) 844-7320 with your full information.Use this secret code (WUX7786) while contacting me through text.Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 72 hours if we did not hear from you, this was the instruction given to us by the IMF. We will start the transfer as soon as we received your full information: Your secret code is WUX7786.CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN,NAME: HON. RICHARD GOLD JR.EMAIL: honrichardgj-gmail.comPHONE: 1 (202) 844-7320DIRECTOR WESTERN UNION® MONEY TRANSFER PORTO NOVO, OFFICE BRANCH."
I also receive an email from Mr John Bill from money gram saying that I will be compensated with 4500 a day until I receive the total amount of 2.5 millions dollars for being scammed by people from Africa and that I had to send $275 to pay the IMF fee.
Here is another scam, please do not follow the instructions in it:-- start of scam --FROM THE DESK OF MR. ALEX KELLYMoneyGram International Inc. () 1550 Utica Avenue South,MS 8020 Minneapolis, MN 55416 HOTLINE ( 22968875697)E-mail :website www.moneygram.comDear customer: ,Oh sorry my dear is like you don't understand our mail, the $99 we ask you to pay is for Financial Minister Trust Funds Federal Republic of Benin to stamp and sign your payment file before we start the transfer of your funds and we try to remove the $99 from your funds before but IMF said no we should not touch your funds till you receive your funds complete that's why we did not remove the $99 from your funds ok.Again IMF said if your payment file is not stamp and sign we should not transfer your funds to you and that $99 is the only thing holding your funds here now and as soon as you send the $99 within 30: minutes we receive the $99 you will receive your first payment of $7000 dollars without any further ok.Here is the information you will use to send the $99.Receivers name:::::::::::: Chuks EzechiCountry::::::::::::::::::: Benin RepublicCity:::::::::::::::::::::: CotonouAmount::::::::::: $99As soon as I confirm the following information from you, Your payment file will be sign and your available MTCN pin Numbers will be release for you to pick up your fist payment today.THANKS WAITE YOUR PROMPT RESPONDBEST REGARDS TO YOUMR. ALEX KELLYMANAGING DIRECTORMONEY GRAM DEPARTMENTDIRECT LINE:( 22968875697) /WEBSITE: WWW.MONEYGRAM.COM
Here is another scam, please do not follow the instructions in it:-- start of scam --"FROM THE DESK OF DR. HENRY WILSON Money Gram International Inc. () 1550 Utica Avenue South,Minneapolis 8020 the MS, MN 55416Cotonou Benin Republic,HOTLINEE-mail: welcometomoneygramoffice-gmail.comWebsite www.moneygram.comDear:*******************I have received your email with your filled information in respect to your fund deposited here in my department money gram post bank assign to be sending to you $7000.00 ones daily until your total fund of $2.900,000,00 USD dollars is being completed, your first payment is been programmed for your pick up as the arrangement by the Federal Republic of Benin Government, Under the co-operation of the new civilian Head of State, President. This is real and legit.As it is now the only thing holding you from not receiving the available for pick up is $155.00 only to re-new /activation your payment file by Financial Minister Trust Funds Federal Republic of Benin, this instruction is from the new civilian Head of State, President/ Minister of foreign payment's and that is why your first payment is on hold that you cannot receive it until Financial Minister Trust Funds Federal Republic of Benin get your ownership certificate stamped .All you have to do immediately you receive this email is to copy the payment information I have given you for the payment, go to any nearest money gram money transfer outlet and send the money.Send the money with this information through Money Gram Money TransferReceivers name:::::::::::: JOE NNACountry::::::::::::::::::: Benin RepublicCity:::::::::::::::::::::: CotonouAMOUNT:::::::::: $155.00Ref#::::::::::::::SENDERS NAME::::::::::::::::As soon as we confirm the following information from you, your payment file will bere-new and activated and your available Ref# pin Numbers will be release for you to pick up your first payment today. THANKS; WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPOND BEST REGARDS TO YOUDR. HENRY WILSON MANAGING DIRECTORMONEY GRAM DEPARTMENTDIRECT LINE :( 229 9977 2498 WEBSITE: WWW.MONEYGRAM.COM URGENT RESPOND NEED FROM YOUme llego ese correo tienen dias escribiendome"--end of scam --