"Francois Pinault" Donation Scam: Do Not Be Fooled

It's 2024 and this is the second email I've got from dude!

Thanks scammers, go away now

Good morning everyone please someone here should help me to report this below email, someone pretend to be Mrs Charlotte trying to steal my money...

I received the Francois P. email about a donation as well. I replied " ... you have the wrong email address ... " I then received a long email explaining why I was picked to receive a more than $7M USD donation under my name to give away to the needy in my area. I was not asked for money (yet) but was asked for personal information (not an SSN or a bank acct -- just general info like Name, Address, Country, Age, Gender, Marital Status, Occupation and Phone #). Suffice it to say, I deleted this longer message w/o replying.

I found the email "francoispinault03-outlook.com" associated with another scam that was sent from "lazaro.santos-pmsj.ba.gov.br". This scam had a Subject of "re" and an absolutely bizarre From address displayed ("=?utf-8?b?IkZyYW7Dp29pcyBQaW5hdWx0IiA8bGF6YXJvLnNhbnRvc0BwbXNqLmJhLmdv?="-mail.pmsj.ba.gov.br).

The email itself was:

$3.5 Million Has Been Donated To You,By François Pinault due to the covid-19 pandemic this is Real Get back For More Info

WhatsApp: 447452035105 ...

Is it even worth finding and locating sender?

"From: Maureen Harness (ADE)
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 1:27:22 AM
To: Maureen Harness (ADE)
Subject: RE: Offer!
 

A donation is made to you by Mr. François Pinault. Reply Via Email: [ mr.francospt-outlook.com ] for more details.

Sincerely,
Mr. François​ Pinault"

Here is another scam.

I got this message yesterday but a larger email promising me the money if my dreams to be able to purchase my dream home in sandbanks with a lift as disabled. I thought wow this guy is doing random acts of kindness which I do myself then my heart sank this is a con and it made me feel sick these people shouldn’t be allowed to rip people off shame on them.
I am disabled and I have a disabled daughter if I where Francois I will put a stop to this. I was told I would be receiving 7.5 million because he was dying and wanted to share his wealth. I felt sad about this. PLEASE NO ONE FALL FOR THIS. I have very little and that could have been reduced to nothing thanks to these scammers

I received this email today, and thank you for your article so I can find this old scam is still around. Looks like the name has changed to Patrick and Francess Connolly but nothing else is different. Odd way to spell Francis.

Urban Dictionary: "Francess. A beautiful girl who any man is lucky to have in his life she is kind,caring,loving,supportive and hot she will never leave someone out she will be kind .."



Email received From: Gayle Elizabeth Paquette (Gpaquette-tru.ca)

Email contents:

"A special donation was made to you and your family. Contact ( patrickandfrancessconnolly-gmail.com) for details...

Please Note: This is the third time we have been trying to contact you.

Best Regards"

I received a very authentic looking email and various attachments that certaI ly looked legitimate and what ultimately made me respond to the email, is that a copy of Mr. Francois Pinaults passport and I googled information on him and everything seemed to stack up. I also received a POA issued in my favour and allegedly signed by Mr Pinault and co signed by a partner at the law firm Perez Llorca. I have tried numerous times to contact them, in this regard, but have received no reply. The other 'official'documents I received were a Deposit Certificate from BNP Paribas Bank and a release of funds for from Kering Group. It just all looks so legit but is obviously not for real. Who can I report this to? My email is andrevolbrecht-gmail.com I would appreciate any assistance with this matter. Many thanks, Andre Volbrecht

"FROM: Monique Kellerman

I'm Mrs. Monique Kellerman, personal assistant to Mr. François Pinault.

Special donation was made to you to support humanity.

kindly contact for more details.

Regard.

Monique Kellerman.

*Please consider the environment before printing any email correspondence. Print only when necessary.
This email is only sent to the intended recipients and addressees in confidence and not for external circulations.*"

Another scam.

Mine just came from Grainne Kelleher, haven't opened the message sent by gkelleher-ROTUNDA.ie

preview says a donation has been made in my name by Mr. Pinault. I'm not a buddy of Mr. Pinault and he doesn't stop by for dinner any more so I'm deleting this...

"I received this today and checking it out came up with it being a scam and prior info that ask the person who receives this email to report it to you.

From: Maria del Pilar Schreiber Bisso
Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2020 3:49 PM
To: Maria del Pilar Schreiber Bisso
Subject: Re: Great Gift

Hi, A Gift was made to you, kindly contact Mr. François Pinault ( francoispinault61-gmail.com ) for more info.

Thanks.​​.."

Here is another scam.

"From: François Pinault
Sent: Monday, 1 June 2020, 06:02:11 SAST
Subject: Beachtung!!!


Hallo, ich bin Herr François Pinault, ich habe eine Spende an Sie gemacht. Bitte kontaktieren Sie mich für weitere Informationen zu dieser E-Mail: Francoispinault2020-outlook.com"

Here is another scam.

"From: Cathy Gilmore
Date: Sun, May 17, 2020, 4:58 AM
Subject: Acknowledge

A donation was made to you, contact: < franccoispnault-gmail.com > for details..."

Here is another scam.

"If you receive an e mail from someone who says they are Francois Pinault and are sending you a check for One million dollars, if you would donate money to needy charities. This is a scam. The real person and his son live in France and are very wealthy. They would not donate to individuals. They said if you would send money to pay for charges to send the check they would mail to you. Another way would be to set up a checking account in London? and I could send this money to my account. Delete this information immediately. Unfortunately at first I did not realize it is a scam and gave them some information but not my banking information. The way they write their emails telling you information about himself and his son you think this for real. I have been scammed once for money which I will not be able to get it returned. I am glad I was able to get this information before too late!"

Received via email.

Email from: Madeleine Healy
Text: A donation was made to you, contact: ( Francoi_Pinault-outlook.com ) for details...

"From: vodafone
Date: April 7, 2020 at 10:03:29 PM MST
Subject: Hello! A donation of $1,000,000.00 USD has been made to you by Mr Francois Pinault

Hello! A donation of $1,000,000.00 USD has been made to you by Mr Francois Pinault, kindly send him an email for more details francoispinault234-protonmail.com"

Received this scam.

"Hello! A donation of $1,000,000.00 USD
Thu 4/2/2020 11:30 PM
From: sn-turuncuholding.com

Hello! A donation of $1,000,000.00 USD has been made to you by Mr Francois Pinault, kindly send him an email for more details: franois2026-gmail.com

Hola El Sr. Francois Pinault le hizo una donación de $ 1,000,000.00 USD. Envíele un correo electrónico para obtener más detalles: franois2026-gmail.com

Olá! Uma doação de US $ 1.000.000,00 foi feita a você pelo Sr. François Pinault, envie-lhe um e-mail para obter mais detalhes: franois2026-gmail.com"

I received this scam.

"Hi ,
A donation of $ 1,000,000.00 USD was made as one of the lucky winners of Mr. Francois Pinault, send an email for more information: franoispinault96-aol.com

Hallo ,
Als einer der glücklichen Gewinner von Herrn Francois Pinault wurde eine Spende in Höhe von 1.000.000,00 USD geleistet. Senden Sie eine E-Mail, um weitere Informationen zu erhalten: franoispinault96-aol.com


Hola ,
Se hizo una donación de $ 1,000,000.00 USD como uno de los afortunados ganadores del Sr. Francois Pinault, envíe un correo electrónico para obtener más información: franoispinault96-aol.com

Oi ,
Uma doação de US $ 1.000.000,00 foi feita como um dos vencedores do Sr. Francois Pinault, envie um e-mail para mais informações: franoispinault96-aol.com"

Scams I have received.

On the 5th of march 2020 I have received an email from mseaworth-mhanation.com - Mary Seaworth

In the preview line reads:
Re: Gift / A gift was made to you contact to this email: (francois72p-163.com ) for more details...

Checking the "francois" email address online brought me here. I will delete this email without opening it.

I received this scam email also. Feb 15, 2020.

There was a photo of “Francois Pinault”’s passport attached.

"Dear Friend,

I appreciate you for writing back as I have expected. I got your email from a web journal and felt strongly to write to you. I might not know your present condition and what you are going through in life, but I believe that this money will be of good help to you and your family. I am François Pinault, I am a French Citizen and a businessman, 83 years old, and worth $33.4 billion US dollars. you can verify this information's from my Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/François_Pinault

I know the Internet is compromise and people find it hard to embrace such great opportunity, attached on the mail is an identification of mine. the intention of this email is to be of immense blessing to people and the world in general and not to rip from anyone, I cannot continue to amass wealth without giving out, I might not have the liberty of time due to my ailment (Dementia), therefore, I am doing this now.

I have handed all my wealth to my children, but there is part of it which nobody is aware of. I have been putting it away for this purpose since a long time now, I want to cede it out as gift for you to help Orphanages homes in your country, hoping it would be of help to you and others too, as this is my last wish to appreciate God for his grace upon my life.

I would have done this myself but for my health reason and if I do it through my oldest son, François-Henry Pinault, I am very certain he will not help anyone with it. François-Henry Pinault took me to court the last time I gave out money out of generosity. I have made life worth living for myself and my family, it is my hope that you are able to receive this money, all I want from you is to be honest with me and help others from it too.

Some percentage of my wealth I've been putting away in a private deposit for a long time. I am trying to cede this money in portions through the bank I deposited it to as many as can benefit from it because I do not really have much to do with it. As I send this message to you, I am also sending to churches, Orphanages, and individuals,

If you know you are ready to receive the donation of $6,500,000.00USD (SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS.). Kindly introduce yourself in details to me:

FULL NAME:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
AGE:
S*X:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:
RELIGION:

After receiving your details, then will I give you a letter to receive your portion of donation from the paying bank. This is my personal money and does not need many formal procedures, some beneficiaries have received theirs, my only term is that you should be sincere to me and help the less privilege people that's all. Please make it fast, I only spend little time with my computer because of the strict instruction from my doctor for the use of electronic device, it has a great infect on my health condition.

I wait your prompt response.

Yours Faithfully
Mr. François Pinault."

I got almost the same follow-up email. One difference, Francois-HenrI was spelled first with a y and then with an i. What father cannot spell the name of his son correctly?

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Barry Waddingham
Date: Nov 10, 2019 9:21 PM
Subject: RE:

A donation is made to you by Mr. François Pinault. Reply to this email: ( francoispinault13-gmail.com ) for more details....

Here is another scam:
"From: MINAULT Valérie
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 4:44:23 PM
To: MINAULT Valérie
Subject: RE:

A special donation was made to you and your family. Contact ( francoispinault01-hotmail.com​) for details...

Please Note: This is the third time we have been trying to contact you.​

Best Regards​​​​​"

Here is another scam:
"From: François Pinault
Sent: Monday, October 7, 2019 5:08:34 AM
Subject: Re: Donation

Dear Friend,

I appreciate you for writing back as I have expected. I got your email from a web journal and felt strongly to write to you. I might not know your present condition and what you are going through in life, but I believe that this money will be of good help to you and your family. I am François Pinault, I am a French Citizen and a businessman, 82 years old, and worth $30.8 billion US dollars. you can verify this information's from my Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/François_Pinault

I know the Internet is compromise and people find it hard to embrace such great opportunity, the intention of this email is to be of immense blessing to people and the world in general and not to rip from anyone, I cannot continue to amass wealth without giving out, I might not have the liberty of time due to my ailment (Dementia), therefore, I am doing this now.

I have handed all my wealth to my children, but there is part of it which nobody is aware of. I have been putting it away for this purpose since a long time now, I want to cede it out as gift for you to help Orphanages homes in your country, hoping it would be of help to you and others too, as this is my last wish to appreciate God for his grace upon my life.

I would have done this myself but for my health reason and if I do it through my oldest son, François-Henry Pinault, I am very certain he will not help anyone with it. François-Henry Pinault took me to court the last time I gave out money out of generosity. I have made life worth living for myself and my family, it is my hope that you are able to receive this money, all I want from you is to be honest with me and help others from it too.

Some percentage of my wealth I've been putting away in a private deposit for a long time. I am trying to cede this money in portions through the bank I deposited it to as many as can benefit from it because I do not really have much to do with it. As I send this message to you, I am also sending to churches, Orphanages, and individuals,

If you know you are ready to receive the donation of $3,500,000.00USD (THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS.). Kindly introduce yourself in details to me:

FULL NAME:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
AGE:
S*X:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:
RELIGION:

After receiving your details, then will I give you a letter to receive your portion of donation from the paying bank. This is my personal money and does not need many formal procedures, some beneficiaries have received theirs, my only term is that you should be sincere to me and help the less privilege people that's all. Please make it fast, I only spend little time with my computer because of the strict instruction from my doctor for the use of electronic device, it has a great infect on my health condition.

I wait your prompt response.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. François Pinault."

Here is another scam:

"Dear Friend,

I appreciate you for writing back as I have expected. I got your email from a web journal and felt strongly to write to you. I might not know your present condition and what you are going through in life, but I believe that this money will be of good help to you and your family. I am François Pinault, I am a French Citizen and a businessman, 82 years old, and worth $30.8 billion US dollars. you can verify this information's from my Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/François_Pinault

I know the Internet is compromise and people find it hard to embrace such great opportunity, the intention of this email is to be of immense blessing to people and the world in general and not to rip from anyone, I cannot continue to amass wealth without giving out, I might not have the liberty of time due to my ailment (Dementia), therefore, I am doing this now.

I have handed all my wealth to my children, but there is part of it which nobody is aware of. I have been putting it away for this purpose since a long time now, I want to cede it out as gift for you to help Orphanages homes in your country, hoping it would be of help to you and others too, as this is my last wish to appreciate God for his grace upon my life.

I would have done this myself but for my health reason and if I do it through my oldest son, François-Henry Pinault, I am very certain he will not help anyone with it. François-Henry Pinault took me to court the last time I gave out money out of generosity. I have made life worth living for myself and my family, it is my hope that you are able to receive this money, all I want from you is to be honest with me and help others from it too.

Some percentage of my wealth I've been putting away in a private deposit for a long time. I am trying to cede this money in portions through the bank I deposited it to as many as can benefit from it because I do not really have much to do with it. As I send this message to you, I am also sending to churches, Orphanages, and individuals,

If you know you are ready to receive the donation of $3,500,000.00USD (THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS.). Kindly introduce yourself in details to me:

FULL NAME:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
AGE:
S*X:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:
RELIGION:
...

I wait your prompt response.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. François Pinault."

"From: François Pinault
Date: Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 2:54 PM
Subject: Sidvin Shetty

Dear,

I just want to confirm if really you are still on this email address
because of the urgency message to be deliver to you now.

Best Regard
Mr.François Pinault"

Here is another scam.

Received this scam:

"Dear Beneficiary,

Firstly, I would like to thank you for taking your time to write back
as I expected. A donation of $3,500,000.00.USD (THREE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS.) is made to you. I’m not used
to writing a lengthy message, but I think I would make this brief. I
still find it very difficult to introduce myself,I'll rather let
someone else do that for me.I am François Pinault, a French Citizen
and a businessman, 82 years old, worth about $33.4 billion US
dollars.You can verify this information from...

I would have done this myself but for my health reason and if I do it
through my eldest son, François-Henry Pinault, I am very certain he
will not take it serious. François-Henry Pinault took me to court the
last time I gave out money out of generosity ...

As I wait for your response, I wish you a wonderful day.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. François Pinault

> On Wed, Sep 18, 2019, 2:51 PM François Pinault
>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear John
>>
>> I just want to confirm if really you are still on this email address
>> because of the urgency message to be deliver to you now.
>>
>> Best Regard
>> Mr.François Pinault
>>
>

I encountered this email and I filled in all of my information what should I do now? Please response to my comment thanks...

Just be careful going forward because the scammers will use the information you have sent in an attempt to trick you.

Remember, once you are asked to send money in order to receive a donation or prize, it is a scam.

"From: Kering Foundation
Sent: 03 September 2019 22:13
Subject: Re: FW: Payment!

Hello,

I appreciate you for writing back as I have expected. I got your email from a web journal and felt strongly to write to you. I might not know your present condition and what you are going through in life, but I believe that this money will be of good help to you and your family. I am François Pinault, I am a French Citizen and a businessman, 83 years old, and worth $30.8 billion US dollars. you can verify this information's from my Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francois_Pinault

I know the Internet is compromise and people find it hard to embrace such great opportunity, the intention of this email is to be of immense blessing to people and the world in general and not to rip from anyone, I cannot continue to amass wealth without giving out, I might not have the liberty of time due to my ailment (Dementia), therefore, I am doing this now.

I have handed all my wealth to my children, but there is part of it which nobody is aware of. I have been putting it away for this purpose since a long time now, I want to cede it out as gift for you to help Orphanages homes in your country, hoping it would be of help to you and others too, as this is my last wish to appreciate God for his grace upon my life.

I would have done this myself but for my health reason and if I do it through my oldest son, François-Henry Pinault, I am very certain he will not help anyone with it. François-Henry Pinault took me to court the last time I gave out money out of generosity. I have made life worth living for myself and my family, it is my hope that you are able to receive this money, all I want from you is to be honest with me and help others from it too.

Some percentage of my wealth I've been putting away in a private deposit for a long time. I am trying to cede this money in portions through the bank I deposited it to as many as can benefit from it because I do not really have much to do with it. As I send this message to you, I am also sending to churches, Orphanages, and individuals,

If you know you are ready to receive the donation of $3,500,000.00USD (THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS.). Kindly introduce yourself in details to me:

FULL NAME:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
AGE:
S*X:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:
RELIGION:

After receiving your details, then will I give you a letter to receive your portion of donation from the paying bank. This is my personal money and does not need many formal procedures, some beneficiaries have received theirs, my only term is that you should be sincere to me and help the less privilege people that's all. Please make it fast, I only spend little time with my computer because of the strict instruction from my doctor for the use of electronic device, it has a great infect on my health condition.

I wait your prompt response.

Yours Faithfully
François Pinault."

Here is another scam.

I just received the following
"Abby Grandy {STUDENT}
Tue 27/08/2019 17:15
A gift was made to you, contact Mr. François Pinault (

francoispinault042-gmail.com ) for more info.​​"

"De: François Pinault
Enviado: Saturday, August 24, 2019 3:49:42 PM
Asunto: Re: Grant donation

Dear Friend,

I appreciate you for writing back as I have expected. I got your email from a web journal and felt strongly to write to you. I might not know your present condition and what you are going through in life, but I believe that this gift funds will be of good help to you and your family. I am Mr. François Pinault, I am a French Citizen and a businessman, 82 years old, and worth $30.8 billion US dollars. you can verify this information's from my Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/François_Pinault
I know the Internet is compromise and people find it hard to embrace such great opportunity, the intention of this email is to be of immense blessing to people and the world in general and not to rip from anyone, I cannot continue to amass wealth without giving out, I might not have the liberty of time due to my ailment (Dementia), therefore, I am doing this now.

I have handed all my wealth to my children, but there is part of it which nobody is aware of. I have been putting it away for this purpose since a long time now, I want to cede it out as gift for you to help Orphanages homes in your country, hoping it would be of help to you and others too, as this is my last wish to appreciate God for his grace upon my life.

I would have done this myself but for my health reason and if I do it through my oldest son, François-Henry Pinault, I am very certain he will not help anyone with it. François-Henry Pinault took me to court the last time I gave out money out of generosity. I have made life worth living for myself and my family, it is my hope that you are able to receive this money, all I want from you is to be honest with me and help others from it too.

Some percentage of my wealth I've been putting away in a private deposit for a long time. I am trying to cede this money in portions through the bank I deposited it to as many as can benefit from it because I do not really have much to do with it. As I send this message to you, I am also sending to churches, Orphanages, and individuals,

If you know you are ready to receive the donation of $3,500,000.00USD (THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS.). Kindly introduce yourself in details to me:

FULL NAME:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
AGE:
S*X:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:
RELIGION:

After receiving your details, then will I give you a letter to receive your portion of donation from the paying bank. This is my personal money and does not need many formal procedures, some beneficiaries have received theirs, my only term is that you should be sincere to me and help the less privilege people that's all. Please make it fast, I only spend little time with my computer because of the strict instruction from my doctor for the use of electronic device, it has a great infect on my health condition.

I wait your prompt response.

Yours Faithfully
Mr. François Pinault."

Here is another scam.

"From: francois72p
Sent: 22 August 2019 13:37
Subject: Re:Re: GIFT

Dear Friend,

I appreciate you for writing back as I have expected. I got your email from a web journal and felt strongly to write to you. I might not know your present condition and what you are going through in life, but I believe that this money will be of good help to you and your family. I am François Pinault, I am a French Citizen and a businessman, 82 years old, and worth $30.8 billion US dollars. you can verify this information's from my Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/François_Pinault

I know the Internet is compromise and people find it hard to embrace such great opportunity, the intention of this email is to be of immense blessing to people and the world in general and not to rip from anyone, I cannot continue to amass wealth without giving out, I might not have the liberty of time due to my ailment (Dementia), therefore, I am doing this now.

I have handed all my wealth to my children, but there is part of it which nobody is aware of. I have been putting it away for this purpose since a long time now, I want to cede it out as gift for you to help Orphanages homes in your country, hoping it would be of help to you and others too, as this is my last wish to appreciate God for his grace upon my life.

I would have done this myself but for my health reason and if I do it through my oldest son, François-Henry Pinault, I am very certain he will not help anyone with it. François-Henry Pinault took me to court the last time I gave out money out of generosity. I have made life worth living for myself and my family, it is my hope that you are able to receive this money, all I want from you is to be honest with me and help others from it too.

Some percentage of my wealth I've been putting away in a private deposit for a long time. I am trying to cede this money in portions through the bank I deposited it to as many as can benefit from it because I do not really have much to do with it. As I send this message to you, I am also sending to churches, Orphanages, and individuals,

If you know you are ready to receive the donation of $3,500,000.00USD (THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS.). Kindly introduce yourself in details to me:

FULL NAME:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
AGE:
S*X:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:
RELIGION:

After receiving your details, then will I give you a letter to receive your portion of donation from the paying bank. This is my personal money and does not need many formal procedures, some beneficiaries have received theirs, my only term is that you should be sincere to me and help the less privilege people that's all. Please make it fast, I only spend little time with my computer because of the strict instruction from my doctor for the use of electronic device, it has a great infect on my health condition.

I wait your prompt response.

Yours Faithfully
Mr. François Pinault."

Here is another scam.

"From: Francois Pinault
Date: August 1, 2019 at 12:50:27 AM PDT
Subject: Re:
Reply-To:

A donation was made in your favour by Francois Pinault."

Here is another scam.

"From: Fatima Cristina Diversi Santos
Date: Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 4:47 AM
Subject: RE: Important message

Hi, A donation was made in your favour by Mr. François Pinault. Reply
to this email (francoispinaultpinault-gmail.com) for more details

Thank you
Fatima diversi (Secretary)"

Here is another scam.

Got one this morning. Thanks for confirming my suspicion.

Got the same email on 3-9-2019. Deleted it. Thank you for posting. will be more careful in the future,

Also getting e-mails from USPS saying that they are try ing to deliver confidential papers and to click on the address to sign up for new account information.

They have fake email addresses, Be sure and check these out before opening them up. My antivirus caught it and said it was a bad website, Beware!

How to stop this kind of scams from going viral? Thank you for posting all this much needed information.

Here is another fake email being sent by online scammers:

"From: Abraham, Koshy
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2019 5:31:30 AM
Subject: Good News For You

A donation was made to you by Mr François Pinault Contact Via Email : fpincois-gmail.com More Details"