Compensation scams
URGENT RESPONSE westernunionoffice908@gmail.com
Scam Email received June 23, 2018 from westernunionoffice908@gmail.com
Email From:
westernunionoffice908@gmail.com
Subject:
URGENT RESPONSE
Other emails used:
westernunionoffice908@gmail.com, westernunionoffice908@gmail.com
Email Subject:
URGENT RESPONSE
URGENT RESPONSE – westernunionoffice908@gmail.com
Sent from: MR. JOHNSOM IBE URGENT RESPONSE Your first Payment of $5000 usd is approved to send to you today, So kindly reconfirm your receiver&s name information to the Western Union office for the approval of our fund payment of ($2.700`000`00USD) to be sign and release to you immediately to you send the below information to them: Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 24 hours this is the instruction given to us by the IMF. Your Receiver Name _______ Your Country:__________ Your Telephone: No_______ Your Address: _________ Your Passport Id: ________ Mr: Agent Lawson peter Telephone number: +229 60331249 Contact our:Email:(westernunionoffice908@gmail.com) Our Western Union Office will release your payment to you and the maximum amount you receiving each day from today is $5000 usd daily until the funds complete transferred. Once we receive your information. The transfer will commence. The IMF is compensating all the scam victims ($2.700`000`00USD) each, and your email address was found in the scam victim&s list. westernunionoffice908@gmail.com
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