Compensation scams
FOREIGN OPERATION TRANSFER OFFICE. mikew2105@gmail.com
Scam Email received July 5, 2018 from mikew2105@gmail.com
Email From:
mikew2105@gmail.com
Subject:
FOREIGN OPERATION TRANSFER OFFICE.
Other emails used:
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Email Subject:
FOREIGN OPERATION TRANSFER OFFICE.
FOREIGN OPERATION TRANSFER OFFICE. – mikew2105@gmail.com
Sent from: mikew FOREIGN OPERATION TRANSFER OFFICE. United States, The (IMF) is compensating all the 2015 and 2018 scam victims and your email address was found in the scam victims 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 effect your own payment through Western Union®Money Transfer, $5000,00 pay Day until the total sum of $4.5Million is completely transferred to you the receiver.We can not be able to send the payment with your email address alone, we are here by needed your information to where we will be sending the funds. You Can Text us and fill below Information Or email us via email,(mikew2105@gmail.com) (Receivers name) (Country). . ( Address). . (Phone Number) (Your Age . (ID copy). Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 24hours if we did not hear from you because this was the instruction given to us by the IMF office here in Africa Benin. 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. the Executive Officer, Mr,mike william OFFICE TEL:(+1(424) 292-4988 mikew2105@gmail.com
The above email is a scam. If you still think is legitimate, but you’re still concerned, then follow these steps:
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- Check if the email has been sent to multiple people
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