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by Wiljames Mon Nov 22, 2021 10:48 pm
Subject: From Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Federal Reserve Bank of America
33 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10045.
Our Ref: FRB-75BFNYUS2021

Urgent Attention:

Payment Release Instruction From Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Acting on our capacity as the international correspondent bank to the International Monetary Fund Organization, this is to officially notify you that we have received a confirmation advice from the International Monetary Fund's External Auditors Committee, World Bank, United Nations Organization and the Federal Reserve Bank of America respectively via International Payment Voucher Number: IMF/FRBWDC/BOA-93WB82UN567-G requesting our bank to direct the HSBC BANK USA NA, a subsidiary of the Federal Reserve Bank of America to disburse your due winning/inheritance and contract payment valued at Eight Million, Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US8.3M) in your favor via their branch in New York.

In consideration of the above, you have been issued with this Exclusive Reference Identification Numbers (IMF/FRB-NY/9USXX10751/021), Vide Transaction No.: WHA/EUR/020 and Transfer Allocation No.: FRB/X44/701LN/ NYC/US, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment within the next 72hrs. As necessary clearance has been granted from the International Monetary Fund's External Auditors to release the funds to you with immediate effect

In view of this directive received from the International Monetary Fund's (IMF), we have on our own part verified your payment file as directed to us, and your name is next on the list of outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their payment at this First Quarter of the Year 2021. With that being done, you are required to urgently contact the HSBC USA NA in New York through their International Funds Release Supervisor.

Remittance Bank: HSBC New York USA
Contact Person: Mr. Kenneth Brown
(Head, Funds Release Supervisor)
EMAIL: [email protected]
Telephone And Whatsapp: +1 202 455 6037

And reconfirm your international payment voucher number and your reference identification numbers respectively before that office with a view to the final remittance approval and subsequent crediting of your bank account to the tune of funds as stated herein.

We wish to inform you of the need for you to also re-confirm the following information before the HSBC BANK USA NA in New York to enable the officer in-charge to proceed with the preliminary arrangements that will enhance the immediate release of your funds. Owing to security reasons, be clearly informed that we will not respond to any phone calls/general inquiries placed to our bank with regards to the remittance of your funds by beneficiaries as we are barred from doing so, you are therefore advised to communicate only with the accredited officer for further remittance advice.

1) Full Name:
2) Full Address:
3) Your contact telephone and fax number:
4) Your Age and Profession:
5) Copy of any valid form of your Identification:
6) Your Bank name:
7) Your Bank Address:
8) Account name and Account Number:
9) ABA/Routing Number:
10) Swift or Sort Code/IBAN:
11) Occupation, Age and Marital Status:
12) Copy of Your Int'l Passport/Drivers License:

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

TREAT AS URGENT.FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK---------------------
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by AlanJones Fri Jul 15, 2022 12:59 pm
Also associated with this scam - James Christopher who claims to be from "ZeroFOX Inc.", using email address Take Down2 <[email protected]> and sends fake takedown requests claiming copyright infringement.

From the WhoIs for takedownreporting.com:
Creation Date: 2018-07-11T16:28:06Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2022-07-11T16:28:06Z

Registry Registrant ID: Not Available From Registry
Registrant Name: Registration Private


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