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The email message below with the subject "The International Monetary Fund Annual Compensation," 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. FRANK TIMESent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 5:32 AMSubject: The International Monetary Fund Annual Compensation from USA.The International Monetary Fund Annual Compensation from USA.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating some scam victims and your email address was found in the scam victims list. This MoneyGram®office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your compensation to you via MoneyGram®Money Transfer.However, we have concluded to affect your own payment through MoneyGram®Money Transfer, $4,500.00 pay day until the total sum of $5.5 Million United States is completely transferred to you the receiver. We cannot be able to send the payment with your email address alone, we are hereby needed your information to where we will be sending the funds.Here is the information to pick up your first payment of $4,500 through MoneyGram store close to you.Money Reference Number (REF): 17 36 95 82Sender's First Name: ElliotSender's Last Name: MazerMTCN:# 17 36 95 82 (Track the MTCN by visiting::::::::: https://secure.moneygram.com/trackYou Can Text or Call(202) 524-2388 once you fill below Information(Receivers name)...... .....(Address)............... .................(You’re Age)........... .................(ID copy)............. .. ................(phone number)........ ...........NOTE: That your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 72hours if we did not hear from you because this was the instruction given to us by the IMF office here in California, USA. We will start the transfer as soon as we received your information. You are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message for any reason what so ever because the US FBI is already on trace of the criminals from Africa.NOTICE: To text or call this office for any question.Sincerely,Name: Mr. FRANK TIMEManager Director for MoneyGram
From: MR. FRANK TIMESent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 5:32 AMSubject: The International Monetary Fund Annual Compensation from USA.
The International Monetary Fund Annual Compensation from USA.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating some scam victims and your email address was found in the scam victims list. This MoneyGram®office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your compensation to you via MoneyGram®Money Transfer.
However, we have concluded to affect your own payment through MoneyGram®Money Transfer, $4,500.00 pay day until the total sum of $5.5 Million United States is completely transferred to you the receiver. We cannot be able to send the payment with your email address alone, we are hereby needed your information to where we will be sending the funds.
Here is the information to pick up your first payment of $4,500 through MoneyGram store close to you.
Money Reference Number (REF): 17 36 95 82Sender's First Name: ElliotSender's Last Name: MazerMTCN:# 17 36 95 82 (Track the MTCN by visiting::::::::: https://secure.moneygram.com/track
You Can Text or Call(202) 524-2388 once you fill below Information
(Receivers name)...... .....(Address)............... .................(You’re Age)........... .................(ID copy)............. .. ................(phone number)........ ...........
NOTE: That your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 72hours if we did not hear from you because this was the instruction given to us by the IMF office here in California, USA. We will start the transfer as soon as we received your information. You are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message for any reason what so ever because the US FBI is already on trace of the criminals from Africa.
NOTICE: To text or call this office for any question.
Sincerely,Name: Mr. FRANK TIMEManager Director for MoneyGram
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Another scam:"From: Payment Office Date: May 4, 2021 at 5:41:53 PM EDTSubject: RE: 2019- 2020 SCAM VICTIM'S COMPENSATION FROM THE IMF NIGRIA .Reply-To: paymento-aol.com--RE: 2019- 2020 SCAM VICTIM'S COMPENSATION FROM THE IMF NIGRIA .The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating all the scamvictims from 2019 to 2021 and your email address was found in the scamvictim's list. The United bank of Africa has been fully mandated bythe IMF to transfer your compensation to you via bankTransfer.However, we have concluded to affect your own payment throughTransfer, The total amount is sum of $1 Million dollars is totransferred to your bank account. We can not be able to send thepayment without your notice of your full acount information; therebywe need you to reconfirmed your full information as the followingbelowFull Name:............................Home Address:..........................Country/ City:…….Age: ………S*x..................Direct Phone Number:...........................ID card copy:...........................Bank account...............................Bank name................................Reply back with your full information. Note that your payment fileswill be returned to the IMF within 72 hours if we did not hear fromyou, this was the instruction given to us by the IMF. We will startthe transfer as soon as we receive your BANK information.Remain BlessYours SincerelyDirector: Hon Innocet RobertEmail: ( paymento-aol.com )Payment Office"
IMSGP contacted me recently. They sounded like a ligit organization until they got to the point of telling me I would have to pay money to get money. Something stinks and it is not me.
I received ad email from:"US Traasury Deaprtment IMF scammed compensation payment for $350,000. I must transfer by Western Union $293.00 to a private address in the US to activate the funds transferred to my bank account..."please confirm if information it is valid.
No, it is not valid, it is a scam.
The message was coming through IM, from a legitimate contact (or so I thought). The scammer was impersonating/using my friend IM Account. The scammer ask me for information that is in the public domain, such as NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER. So we traded messages, until before giving out confidential information.I asked the scammer for Facts that only my friend and me would know, since we worked together at some point in time. Obviously the scammer couldn't confirm any of the facts I asked to be verified. Then I call my REAL Friend and asked him if he was sending me the messages. He said "NO", is not me. Then I got back into the IM spoofed/hacked account and I told the scammer his cover was blown, I terminated the conversation.NO info was stolen. SO please beware of any messages about UN Monetary fund, even if is what may appear as a legitimate contact.IF ANY, TELL THE SCAMMER take the money you need from my incoming funds and sent me the rest.
I was made aware of this IMF giving people money by someone who I know and told me that I am on the list. I sent an email to IMF I get a response that I am on the list and that I will be receiving about $120,000 now in order to have my check delivered I have to do to 10 different stores and purchase an Amazon gift card for $100 apiece which totals to $1,000 to pay for it to be delivered.The person that I know my whole life told me to go for it because it works, its not a scam. I keep telling her that it is a scam. SO reading my story can someone please tell me if this is a scam or not.
