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"Birgit Rausing and Family" Donation Scam

Online users, be aware of lottery scamming email messages like the one below, which claim that the Birgit Rausing & Family is giving away millions of dollars in humanitarian grant donations. The fake email messages are being sent by online scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them money, by claiming they need to do so in order to receive their so-called donations from the Birgit Rausing & Family. Therefore, recipients of the same email messages asked to delete them and not follow the instructions in them. And, remember never send money to receive donations or lottery prizes. This is usually the first sign that someone is attempting to scam you.

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Birgit Rausing & Family consist of Birgit Rausing and her 3 children, who inherited packaging giant Tetra Laval after her husband's death in 2000.

The "Birgit Rausing and Family" Donation Scam

Re: Please confirm if you got my email.

Fri 21/04/2017 05:00

From: birgit Rausing

This might come to you as a surprise. Congratulation's you have been selected for our yearly humanitarian grant donation and you will be receiving a donation sum of $3.5Million USD from Birgit Rausing & family.

You can read more about me at: http://www.forbes.com/profile/birgit-rausing/

Our idea of funding individuals to empower and enhance the standard of living around the global has been tested and proven that we can do more by extending our helping hands not only to the less privileged, orphan and charity organizations but also by giving funds to few individuals. The funds remittance process will be a stress free process and you must read carefully and understand the purpose for this grant donation and keep this confidential until you have received your bequest to avoid unwanted guest or any misappropriation.

I do understand if you have got doubts regardaaing this donation scheme, but this can become a reality for you if you believe as donations of these dimensions are extremely rare. We usually do this to help improve the standard of living around the Globe and sometimes we hold seminars to teach people how to effect their surroundings positively and make the World a better place for everyone to live in. So, I urge you to send in your particulars because your applications for claims will be forwarded to our legal department.

Full Name:

Address:

Contact number:

Age:

Occupation:

Alternative Email:

Send in the above details so that I can forward your information’s over to our Legal Department to proceed with the funds disbursement to you. I have made out this donation to you in good faith to enable you strengthen your personal issues. I will advise you to invest wisely and spend part of your profit on the less privileged, orphan and charity organizations within your locality.

Congratulation once again.

Regards

Birgit Rausing & family.

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