"Mr. Michael Paul" Advance Fee Scams Being Sent by Online Scammers
The fake "Mr. Michael Paul" email below is a scam. Recipients are asked to delete it and should not follow the instructions in it. The fake email is being sent by scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them money or personal information by impersonating someone else. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and one of the most common types of confidence trick. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster requires in order to obtain the large sum.
The "Mr. Michael Paul" Advance-Fee Scam
From: "Mr. Michael Paul" - Michael.P@crux.ocn.ne.jp
Date: March 13, 2019 at 11:23:48 AM MST
Subject: IMF Letter For Your Fund Claim
Reply-To: "Mr. Michael Paul" - dept.imf@clerk.com
Attention:Sole beneficiary ,
The International Monetary Funds,IMF has authorized my Office to settle all the Foreign Debts owed by the European and African Governments.The IMF Foreign Policy and Currency Regulation offered loan of $23 billion to European,Asia and African Governments based on the Agreement $2 billion was mapped out for the Foreign Debts and your name was among those Beneficiaries to be paid through my Office.
Based on these all the money you have had spent in the course of getting this money in the past must be included as no money will be lost.Therefore,you are directed to state categorically the total amount you had spent before and forward it to my Office now before the total payment will be made on your behalf.
Your payment this time will be taken place immediately and under 72 Hours the payment will be concluded.You are requested to reply with your full information such as your cell phone,address and you personal ID.
Kindly reply now.
Yours,
MR. MICHAEL PAUL
IMF DIRECTOR
E-MAIL: imf.dept@minister.com
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