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Warning! The "Teresa Maria Stang" Donation is a Scam

Online users asked to delete emails like the one below, which claim Teresa Maria Stang wants to donate millions of dollars to them. This is a because the emails are a scam being sent by online scammers to their potential victims. The scammers trick their potential into sending them their personal and subsequently asks them to send money in order to receive their so-called donation. But, once the scammers receive their victims' money, they will take it and disappear, and the victims will not receive the donation that they were promised.

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This is why it is important that online users never send personal information or money in order to receive a donation or lottery prize. This is how online scammers steal their victims' personal information or money. So, if you are asked to send money in order to receive a donation or lottery prize, you should know that a scammer is attempting to trick you into sending them money.

A Sample of the "Teresa Maria Stang" Donation Scam

From: Teresa Maria. Stang - mahendra@banyuwangikab.go.id

Sent: 17 September 2017 10:24:54

Subject: MY DONATION FUND FOR YOU

MY DONATION FUND FOR YOU

May the peace of God be with you and your family. I know it will be a great surprise reading from me today but

consider this a divine intervention as a pastor explained to my understanding. My name is Mrs.Teresa Maria Stang a widow from Oklahoma USA and am writing you from my sick bed because i have been fighting cancer.

I have $4.5M that I want you to receive on my behalf I will tell you more about myself and what I want you to do

with the money once your receive it. Please write me soon as my health is pretty bad and my doctors says i will be moved to the intensive care unit anytime soon.

Have a blessed day and please do pray for me.

God bless you.

Teresa Maria. Stang.

Click Reply then contact me

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