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"Mr. Bernard Arnault Billionaire Investor" Donation Scam Created by Scammers

Online users, be aware of the "Mr. Bernard Arnault" scam like the one below. The scam is being sent by scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them money. Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault, a French business magnate, an investor, and art collector would never send emails to random individuals around the world requesting personal information or ask them to send money in order to receive a donation from him.

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Remember, never send money or personal information if you are asked to do so in order to receive a donation or lottery prize. This is how scammers steal their potential victims' information, and how they steal their victims' money.

The "Mr. Bernard Arnault Billionaire Investor" Donation Scam

From: Mr. Bernard Arnault - file42437@gmail.com

Sent: Sunday, December 2, 2018 4:30:06 AM

Subject: Re: You have been gifted $2 MILLION USD in 2018 Donation Funds

Mr. Bernard Arnault Billionaire investor - info@fancy.ocn.ne.jp

You have been gifted $2 MILLION USD in 2018 Donation Funds in this month of November.

Contact us at this email for your claim: (file42437@gmail.com)

Note: if you found this email in your junk/spam, its because of your internet isp server.

I hope this information meet you well as I know you will be curious to know why/how I selected you to receive a cash sum of $2 MILLION USD , our information below is 100% legitimate, please see the link below:https://wealthymatters.com/2012/07/26/about-bernard-arnault/

My wife and I decided to donate the sum of $2,000,000,00 USD to you as part of our charity project to improve the lot of 10 lucky individuals all over the world from our $13.5 Billion Usd I and My Wife Mapped out to help people before she died. We prayed and searched over the internet for assistance because i saw your profile on Microsoft email owners list and picked you.H?l?ne my wife and i have decided to make sure this is put on the internet for the world to see. my wife has cancer and she died at Colchester regional hospital, my wife just didn't die but she was a great person and I miss her so much and this is why I have decided to do one thing I promised her forever. as you could see from the web page above, am not getting any younger and you can imagine having no much time to live. although am a Billionaire Investor and we have helped some charity organizations from our Fund.

You see after taken care of the needs of our immediate family members, Before she died we decided to donate the remaining of our Billions to other individuals around the world in need, the local fire department, the red cross, Haiti, hospitals in Truro where H?l?ne underwent her cancer treatment, and some other organizations in Asia and Europe that fight cancer, Alzheimer's and diabetes and the bulk of the funds deposited with our payout bank of this charity donation. we have kept just 40% of the entire sum to our self for the remaining days because I am sick and am writing you from hospital computer because I don't know when I will die. To facilitate the payment process of the funds ($2,000,000,00 USD) which have been donated solely to you,

you are to send us.

your full names........ .........

your contact address........ .............

your personal telephone number...... .........

your Date of birth......... ...................

your Marital Status......... ...................

your Occupation........... .....................

One Passport photographs or any of your valid Identity so that I can forward your payment information to you immediately. I am hoping that you will be able to use the money wisely and judiciously over there in your country. Please, you have to do you part to also alleviate the level of poverty in your region, help as many you can help once you have this money in your personal account because that is the only objective of donating this money to you in the first place. I like to re-assure you of the legitimacy of this services as we will not be involved in any fraudulent act and will never be.

Use the money wisely, we only want to feel good by helping people this time of the year, this is the only thing that makes my wife happy too even now that she is not here with me anymore, we have too much to give away as I only have a few months left on earth. I will advise you as the prospective lucky Person to be calm not to loose this great opportunity which millions of people are trying to entangle but the chances just couldn't come for them because a lot of people are out there to discourage them as they don't know how it works, and have never seen such before.

Thank you for accepting our offer,we are indeed grateful You Can Google my name for more information: Mr Bernard Arnault.

God bless you

Mr.Bernard Arnault Billionaire investor

Email: file42437@gmail.com

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