Scambusters, Preventing Internet Scams & Phishing Attempts

This blog is dedicated to help preventing internet fraud and internet scams. Scambusters was a radio show I started in Albany Oregon, but due to defaulted payment by the radio station we took the show offline. Regardless of this issue we still wish to help prevent internet fraud and save people from internet loss. I have been interviewed and featured in various publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times & Daily News, The London Times & AARP Newsletters. Please watch this blog for latest tips and tricks and scams to avoid.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

SCAM / Money Fraud: YOUR OVERDUE FUNDS FROM IMF

ATTN: BENEFICIARY = Who.. why don't you know who I am?  Really, you're giving me money and you have no idea who I am... yet people still fall for this scam.  Why?  Greed? Something for FREE?  Overwhelming desire to be debt free? Lack of common sense? 

Not sure..

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mr. Franklin Hendrik <test@xbaobaox.com>
Date: 2011/5/8
Subject: YOUR OVERDUE FUNDS FROM IMF
To:


International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission
Wuse Zone 5, Garki
 
 
ATTN: BENEFICIARY,
 
 
This is to intimate 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. Franklin Hendrik 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 correspondence on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies across Europe to Africa and Asia 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 Parastatals, 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. You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions with respect to your transaction as your fund will be transfered to you directly from our source. I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instructions is at your own risk.
 
 
Respond to this with immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be released.
 
 
Regards,
Mr. Franklin Hendrik
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.

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