In turn, IMF became a victim of fraud

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the weekend warned of an explosion of a new online email scam in which emails were faked as being sent from the organization itself.

An IMF official said it was clear that there was a very strong increase in the number of such emails targeting attacks on new migrants and people living in US cities.

The IMF has informed the US government about this issue.

This is actually an online phishing attack where the IMF has become a victim of identity fraud to trick users' personal financial information. Those who receive this type of email will be asked to access a fake IMF website, requiring them to enter personal information.

" The International Monetary Fund does not send any emails or messages to individuals, " the IMF said in a statement. "The IMF does not operate through agents or sponsors the activities of any bank, financial institution, public or private institution ".

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