Email Scammers Preying on Tough Times

Everyday I get emails from various people, requesting my personal information, or telling me that I have an ungodly sum of money sitting in some account somewhere, or that I am the beneficiary of some large estate from a person that I have no clue about. To most people these emails quickly go to the spam folder or get deleted immediately. But you have to ask yourself? Why would these people send such poorly written emails that are far fetched? Because obviously they are working on somebody, somewhere. There is always a sucker out there that believes this crap.

Below you will find some real life emails that spammers are sending trying to scam you out of your money. If this helps just one person become more aware of what's going on in their inbox, then this message has worked.

EMAIL 1

SUBJECT: OUTSTANDING PAYMENT

EMAIL ADDRESS SENT FROM: INFO@IMF.ORG

Barry Potter

Director

Office of Internal Audit and Inspection

Department IMF

Good day,

I found your name in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid (Contractors, Inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that was originated from American, Europe, Asia plus Middle east and Africans, among the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has been located to the Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, Barclays Bank, Natwest Bank, Bank of America, Eco Bank Nigeria plc and CBN Plus ATM payment to mention only but few. Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of US$5.5 million and has been approved already for months. You are requested to get back to me for more direction and instruction on how to receive your fund.

However, we received an email from one Dr. Robert Walter who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in an auto crash some weeks. Dr Robert Walter submitted account co-ordinates are as follows:

Bank of Lebanon

A/c no: 890458984589

Routing No: bl 275-79665

Aba no: BL-ANAJFG-FL

Beneficiary: Dr Robert Walter

He has also submitted his account for us to transfer the fund to him.We write to confirm the genuinety of his information before the transfer could be made to him accordingly, I apologize to you on behalf Of International Monetary Fund (IMF) if we have received a false information http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/memdir/officers.htm failure to receive your funds earlier before now, which according to records in the system has been long overdue, contact me via my email address: potterbarry@hotmail.com

RECONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION BELOW IF YOU DID NOT INSTRUCT HIM

Your Full Name:

Address:

Telephone number:

Age:

Occupation:

Yours sincerely,

Barry Potter

Director

Office of Internal Audit and Inspection

Department IMF

EMAIL #2

SUBJECT: CONTACT THE FEDEX AGENT

FROM: MRS. SARAH HICKMAN (MRSSARAHHICKMAN@ROCKETMAIL.COM)

Greetings,

The Company Director authorized me to displace your Bank Draft to you

from my desk before I went on the company study leave. Then I went and

deposited the Draft with FedEx Express, WEST AFRICA, I have travelled

out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till

end of December. You have to contact the FedEx COURIER now for the

Delivery of your Draft with this information below to avoid demurrage.

You will have to pay just $180 standing as the Security Keeping Fee of

your package.

Contact Person: Mr. Brooks David

Email Address: fedexdeliverycompanynigeria603@yahoo.com.hk

Telephone: +234-8065544705

You have to ask him to give you instructions in making payment and

also let me know through email as soon as you receive your Draft

Please I advise you submit your address again as we don't know if you

have changed location.You can call the FedEx Agent as soon as you email him.

Postal Address:

Direct Phone number:

God Bless,

Mrs. Sarah Hickman

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MAKE SURE YOU DON'T FALL FOR THESE EMAILS.