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An Email with the Subject "Your Inheritance Funds/Payment." was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:23:42 -0700 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as " INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND \(IMF\)" <frankimf@rediffmail.com>.
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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) DEPT: WORLD DEBT RECONCILIATION AGENCIES. ADVISE: YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT NOTIFICATION Dear Beneficiary, I saw your Name and email ( in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid Foreign contractors that may have not received Their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc. Beneficiaries that was originated from Africa, Europe, Asia Plus Middle east, Americans ) among the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has been located to the A BANK IN LONDON. Your name appeared among the beneficiaries, who will receive payment of your contractual sum and has been approved already for weeks. 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 Mr. Virgle Lee Samples who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last week. He has also submitted his account for us to transfer the fund to him we want to hear from you before we can make the transfer to confirm if you are dead or not? Please if you are still alive, kindly furnish us with below information: so that I can give you the contact of the paying bank in London . 1. Your Full Name........ 2. Address............... 3.Country................. 4. Age.................... 5. Occupation................ 6.Telephone Number........... 7. Next Of Kin.................. 8.Home Equity(Yes/No)......... 9.Bank Account................... Once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF (International Monetary Fund) for failure to pay your funds in time, which according to records in the system had been long overdue. I wait to hear from you soonest through my private email address: imfcompensation2009@gmail.com . Yours Truly, Mr.Frank Edwards Office of the IMF Nigeria. Tell: +23480-6637-494