MoneyGram and Western Union spoofing

Katie – Mar 17, 2020

Victim Location 23324

Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange

His name is David Johnson. He claims himself as a director of Western Union and MoneyGram of NEW YORK. He posts the message on email. I spotted on the spam mail. He is trying to help people who got scammed. Here’s the email message:

ATTENTION EMAIL OWNER

The International Monetary Fund Annual Compensation from USA.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating some 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 Fund to you via

Western Union®Money Transfer.

However, we have concluded to affect your own payment through WESTERN Union

Transfer, 5000.00 pay day until the total sum of $2.5 Million United

States is

completely transferred to you the receiver. We cannot be able to send the

payment with your email address alone, we are hereby needed your information

Here is the information to pick up your first payment of $5000 through

MoneyGram store close to you.

Sender’s first name:—–Willis

Senders second name:—–Musa

Senders country: usa

Text question:—–When

Text answer:—45Minutes

Amount:—$5000

MTCN Numbers#:—739-175-5674

CLICK HERE TO TRACK YOUR PAYMENT READY  FOR PICK UP USE  MTCN

NUMBER.739-175-5674

          ( https://www.westernunion.com/global-service/track-transfer)

THE federal Head Office of washington Dc Department said before you will

pick up your of $5,200 it has to be activated and it will cost $75

dollars for the activation fee and that is the only fee you have to pay

before you can pick it up today it take

final You to be fast in sending us the $75 usd to enable us proceed on

reconfirm your payment file from the world Bank central SYESTEM .Send the

fee directly with the name as outline below use it to send the money via

western union to enable us pick it from our department here and reconfirm

your payment file approval from the world Bank central and commerce your

daily payment immediately. we also repeat again, you will not pickup the

money unless you send the fee of US$75 require to renew and reconfirm your

payment file to us through the World Bank Central System in Benin

Republic. So if you would prefer to start receiving your payment first

thing tomorrow in the morning hurry up and send the renew and

reconfirmation of your payment file fees $75 usd with bellow information

via western union money transfer service.

Reciever Name: Mocha Joseph Obiedo

Country: NIGERIA,

City: LAGOS

Text Question: Very Urgent?

Answer: today.

Amount: $75 usd

Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) is needed and sender’s name

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 USA. We will start the transfer as soon as we received your information. and the fee 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.

Sincerely,

Name: DIRECTOR DAVID JOHNSON

Manager Director for MoneyGram NEW YORK USA.Office Tell:+1(202) 810-1101

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