IFC International Finance Corporation World bank Group

Dylan – Mar 26, 2020

Victim Location 84404

Type of a scam Government Grant

I was contacted by a (what I thought was a trusted friend) who knew that I had a medical disability. She suggested that I apply for a government personal grant. She said that she had received 150k grant last year and felt that I would qualify for a grant as well. She provided contact information and a special referral number. Saying to be sure to use the referral number as it would be beneficial for my application approval. I sent an email to [email protected] I expressed that I was referred by a friend and was interested in the grant program. A reply came back on what looked to be official letterhead. It had a pdf. file attached which contained a application. It ask for my name,address,sex,income and a copy of my drivers licence front and back. After submitting the application, another reply came acknowledging that they received the application and stated that it would be reviewed by board members and they would get back to me. In a very short time within an hour, I was contacted again. In this email was a congratulations !!! you have been approved. Please note that this pdf. file was on a very offical letter head that made it look like it came from IFC. Another pdf. file was attached which contained the Approval letter. It read as follows : The above profile identity is eligible to receive a personal grant of ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($180000.00) only. Futhermore, your grant fund, grant certificate and other necessary information about grant has been coupled and forwarded to Delivery Department for further delivery process. Your agency will guide you through the necessary steps you have to follow to receive your grant. The letter goes on to list my Grant claiming details. Aim, Reference number, Batch number, Grant claiming code and Certificate number. At the bottom of the letter it says, "Please note that you are allowed to use the funds given to you on whatever purpose you desire. If you have any questions and ready to receive your grant, Kindly contact your assigned grant agent. CONGRATULATIONS !!!!

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INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION. The letter ended with a line and some sort of illegible signature. After the receipt of the Approval Letter My friend had contacted me several times inquiring if I had followed instructions. She expressed how happy she was that I was approved. Then my friend instructed me to contact my agent "Barbara Smith" to receive additional instructions in order to have my grant money delivered to me. I made the contact and another reply came with instructions. Kindly get in touch with the Delivery agent in charge of Grant fund dispersal. Contact info. Agent Name : Mark Anderson. Phone number +1(970)-409-5843. Delivery agents are only available 8:00am to 8:00pm on working days. Please let me know if you have any questions. Regards. Agent Barbara. By then my friend had contacted me several more times to make sure that I was staying on task and following through with my instructions. I asked her how the money would be dispersed. She seemed to know all about the process and proceeded to tell me that agent Mark was the same agent that delivered her funds. She said that he would hand deliver the funds and that he would show up in a armored car to prevent being robbed. They hand deliver the funds so they can get signatures to verify delivery. I also asked if there would be any fees charged for the delivery. Her reply was that there was a small fee, "not very much" for handling. She said that agent Mark would contact me with the details. I sent agent Mark a text inquiring about the delivery. Agent Mark sent the parcel details: Recipient’s name, Parcel weight 4.23 KG, Delivery address and The Delivery fee: $650.00 and Clearance fee $859.99. I asked how do I pay and to whom. He replied that I would be provided cashier account information to make the payment. Your payment must be confirmed by cashier to process your delivery because the payment will be attached in your profile documentation. Let me know when to proceed. I have not followed through with the transaction because my husband has researched this grant and found it to be a fraudulent. At this point I have not had any monetary loss although, I have compromised my identity and need to take steps to protect myself. I am very disappointed that I fell for this scam. My trusted friend was not so trusted and has deceived me. I hope that the people responsible are found and prostituted to the fullest extent of the law. Very sad to have been duped like this by a so called friend. It will never happen again!!

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