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The "International Monetary Fund 2018 Unpaid Fund Recovered Letter" Scam

Oct 11, 2018 2018-10-11T09:29:32-05:00
Oct 11, 2018 2018-10-11T09:32:06-05:00

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The International Monetary Fund 2018 Unpaid Fund Recovered Letter Scam

The "International Monetary Fund 2018 Unpaid Fund Recovered Letter" email below is a scam, therefore, recipients are asked not to follow the instructions in it. The fake email is being sent by cybercrooks, scammers or thieves, who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them.

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The "International Monetary Fund 2018 Unpaid Fund Recovered Letter" Scam

From: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND imf_internationalmonetaryfund@aol.com

Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2018 6:17 AM

Subject: 2018 UNPAID FUND RECOVERED LETTER

2018 UNPAID FUND RECOVERED LETTER.PLEASE BE INFORM THAT ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES TOWARDS TRANSFERING YOUR OVERDUE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT HAD BEEN MADE AND CONCLUDED SINCERELY MR PATRICK JAMES

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Mar. 12, 2019 at 10:30 AM by info

Here is another scam:

"From: Mr Williams Samson [diplomaagent66@gmail.com]

Sent: Sunday, March 3, 2019 7:19 AM

Subject: Attention

Attention: Fund Owner,Your email was found ( in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid contractors, inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that was originated from Africa,Europe, Asia Plus Middle east, Americans ) among the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has been located to the Capital Sure Bank. Your email appeared among the beneficiaries, who will receive a part-payment of your contractual sum of $11,000,000.00 (Eleven Million Dollars) and it have been approved already for months. You are requested to get back

to us via this

For more direction and instruction on how to receive your fund. However, we received an email from one Mr. Michael G Foudator who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last week. He has also submitted his account for us to transfer the fund to him including his International passport; we want to hear from you before we can make the transfer to confirm if you are dead or not? Please if you are still alive, kindly furnish us with below information:

1. Your Full Name

2. Address

3. Country

4. Age

5. Occupation

6. Telephone Number

7. Next Of Kin...N/A.

8. Home Equity (Yes/No)

Once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF (International)"

Feb. 6, 2019 at 9:12 AM by info

Here is another scam:

= = = = = = =

From: "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)" <centralbnkbeneficiary@yahoo.com>

Date: 5 February 2019 at 14:06:03 GMT 2

To: Undisclosed recipients: ;

Subject: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

Reply-To: "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)" <imf.imonetaryfundimf.218@gmail.com>

OUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

HEAD OFFICE; 9 HON.JUSTICE MOHAMMED

BELLO STR,ASOKORO ABUJA

Email (imf.imonetaryfundimf.218@gmail.com)

INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR FUNDS.

This is to inform you of a very important information which will be of a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long over due payment due to excessive demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you.

I am Mr David Nellor a highly placed official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It may interest you to know that reports have reached our office by so many correspondences on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies/ Diplomat across Europe to Africa and Asia /London U.K and we have decided to put a stop to that and that is why I was appointed to handle your transaction here in Nigeria.

All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance Companies, Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have been in contact with you of late have been instructed to back up from your transaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the IMF is now directly in charge of your payment..

The most annoying thing is that the bad officials wont tell you the truth that on no account will they ever release the fund to you, instead they allow you spend money unnecessarily, I do not intend to work here all the days of my life, I can release this fund to you if you can certify me of my security.

I needed to help you release the fund because you need to know the statues of your funds and cause for the delay, Please this is like a Mafia setting in Nigeria, you may not understand it because you are not a Nigerian.

Listed below are the mafia's and banks behind the non release of your funds that i managed to sneak out for your kind perusal.

PLEASE CHECK AMONG THESE NAMES IF THERE IS ANY ONE AMONG THEN WHO HAVE SCAM ED YOU OR ABOUT TO SCAM YOU, IF YES GET BACK TO ME FOR LEGAL ACTION TO BE TAKEN.

1)Senator David Mark

2) Mr. Michael Baker, (Nat West Bank)

3) Chief Lamido Sanusi(CBN)

4) John Rob(Barclay's bank plc)

5) Mrs Stella Brown(Barclay's bank plc)

6) Prof. Charles soludo(CBN)

7) Prof. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi(CBN)

8) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Obi

9) Mr. Mike Jombo

Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member

10) Mr. Tunde Lemo

Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member

(11) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia

Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Members

12) Mrs. Okonjo Iweala

13) Mrs. Rita Ekwesili

14)James Albert (Citi Bank Plc)

15) Mr. Donald Johnson (JP Morgan Chase Bank)

16) Dr Donald Johnson(UBA)

You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions with respect to your transaction as your fund will be transferred to you directly from our source.

I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instruction is at your own risk. Respond to this e-mail on (imf.fund4@aol.com ) with immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be released.

Reconfirm the information bellow

1. Full Name:

2. Address:

3 Nationality:

4. Age: Date of Birth:

5. Occupation:

6. Phone: Mobile/Cellular.

...Fax:..

7. State of Origin:

8. Copy of your identity Card

This Office hereby gives you the GUARANTEE that you're absolute protection and that of your approved Funds is 100% a**ured. Your approved fund by the IMF must reach you via any means choose by you.

YOURS SINCERELY,

DAVID NELLOR

Email (imf.imonetaryfundimf.218@gmail.com)

Email (imf.fund4@aol.com)

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