The "World Bank and the IMF" Advance Fee Scams Being Sent by Online Scammers

Here is another scam: "From: Hafez Ghanem Date: Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 1:29 PM Subject: Attn: To: Recipients Attn: I have important information for you based on your outstanding payment. Send all response to hafezghanem1965@aol.com Hafez Ghanem Vice President, World Bank"

"From: "JIM YONG KIM" Date: June 23, 2019 at 8:25:11 AM MST To: mail@office.com Subject: Your Urgent Response is Needed Reply-To: WORLD BANK) Head Office The World Bank 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20433 U.S.A. Debt Release Funds. Our Ref:-4C9X0UE3X0 ATTENTION; FUND BENEFICIARY. We hope this notification arrives meeting your good health and mind. WORLD BANK in conjunction with some other relevant investigation agencies here in the United STATES of AMERICA have recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you have an over-due payment in tone of (FIVE Million Five hundred thousand United States dollars). with UNITED BANK OF AFRICA NOTE: There are numerous scam emails on the internet, impostor impersonating names and images. We therefore warn our dear citizens to be very careful with any claim email you receive prior to these irregularities so that they do not fall victim to this ugly circumstance anymore. And should in case you are already dealing with anybody or office claiming that you have a payment with them, you are to STOP further contact with them immediately in your best interest and contact the real bank Union BANK of AFRICA only where your fund is laying, with the below information: Bank Name: UNION BANK OF AFRICA NAME: Mr Frank Obi DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT DEPARTMENT/REMITTANCE Email: bankbk119@gmail.com Contact the bank today and furnish them with this information below for processing of your payment/funds accordingly.we will be monitoring your transaction till you receive your over due payment,this is the agreement between united nations and European union/America government to ensure smooth transaction and stop scam.do not say we did not contact you,united nations is also monitoring with IMF unit to make sure all goes well.just make sure you follow any instruction giving to you,you must receive your fund under 7 bank working days just watch and see, seeing is believing . FULL NAME: CURRENT ADDRESS: DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER: NOTE: In your best interest, any message that does not come from the above email address should be nullified and avoided immediately for security reasons. SIGNED JIM YONG KIM WORLD BANK GROUP PRESIDENT" Here is another scam.

Here is another scam: "PAYMENT RELEASE UPDATE Thu 4/4/2019 1:53 AM From: "Andrew Tweedie ( Director Finance Department" Attention: Sir/Madam I hope this email finds you in a convenient condition. On behalf of Christine Lagarde, the IMF director and at large, I am Andew Tweedie, Director Finance Department, International Monetary Fund - IMF. Also, i have been authorized to contact you. First, we introduce this commission, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF), we fight cyber crime, Internet fraud, scam and money laundering in any part of the world, Our commission has been in existences since 2002 and our duty is to stop internet fraud. The Leaders of the World Crime fighters, and (IMF) has come together to inform the world what is going on and we have recovered over $522 Million dollars (Five Hundred and Twenty two million dollars) from the fraudsters around the world. However, these body IMF had a meeting and have concluded in compensating you the victim with the amount of $8.3 million dollars. The reason we are writing you this letter is to reconfirm your full information and our aim is to refund all lost fund to its legitimate owner through our paying bank here in the U.S. I will look forward to reading from you which will enable us proceed further to releasing your fund to your designated bank account upon receiving your quick reply. regards, Andrew Tweedie Director Finance Department