Beware of "Harold Diamond" Lottery Donation Scam

Updated: March 17, 2018 2018-03-17T16:19:36 - Posted: March 17, 2018 2018-03-17T16:15:45 - Views: 745 - Comments: 8 +

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Online users are asked to be aware of "Harold Diamond" lottery donation scams. The name of the Mega Millions jackpot winner, who won 326 million dollars, is being used by scammers in an attempt to trick potential victims into sending money and personal information. The scammers claim their potential victims were randomly selected to receive donations from the lottery winner as part of his charity project. But, Harold Diamond is not randomly donating money to people around the world.

A Sample of the "Harold Diamond" Lottery Donation Scam

From: Ziska, Rebecca

Subject: Attention

A special donation was made to you and your family. Contact

(harolddiamond001@yeah.net) for details...

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

Remember, once they (scammers) have received their potential victims' personal information, they will use the information to trick the potential victims into sending money, which they will claim is for some advance fees, which will cover banking and transfer costs, insurance payments or tax that the potential victims need to pay before they can receive the so-called donated money. But, if the victims send their money, the scammers will steal it and may continue to trick the victims into sending more money, with the promise of receiving the donated money the scammers claim they would receive.

Recipients of the Harold Diamond lottery donation scam emails are asked not to respond to or follow the instructions in them. They should just delete the email messages instead.

It is important to remember that when someone contacts you, claiming that you have won the lottery or you are the recipient of millions of dollars, and asks you to send money in order to receive your lottery winnings or prizes, it is a SCAM. Legitimate lottery companies will never ask their winners to send money in order to receive their prizes or winnings. And, why would lottery winners who are allegedly donating millions of dollars to you, want you to send a few hundred or thousand dollars for banking and transfer costs, insurance payments or tax? Well, the money that the scammers want the victims to send, which the scammers claim is for taxes, bank transfer cost, insurance or other expenses, is what the scammers will steal. And, the victims on the other hand, will never receive the winnings, prizes or money that they were promised.

So, once you are asked to send money in order to receive money, it is a scam.

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Posted: Sep 22, 2018 at 12:01 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
I have received an email claiming to be from Harold Diamond ,I have been asked to send over $500 to Turkey
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Posted: Aug 25, 2018 at 8:16 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Islington, England, United Kingdom
I have received an email as well offering me 4 million.
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Posted: Jun 5, 2018 at 10:08 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Thank you for your information. I also received this type of email. First they asked my details. Thanks a lot. I am not responding to this email.
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Posted: Jun 4, 2018 at 6:31 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Mr diamond cost me my wife house restaurant; took all my savings; 95000 outa my house and I'm flat broke.

I'm 64 years old and have a bad bad bad foot and have to work 10 hours a dAy so I can live I'm going to just kill myself cause.

I'm up the river without a papple; f**k who ever this guy was in his ear
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Posted: Jun 2, 2018 at 4:27 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
I just got that email yesterday
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Posted: Apr 26, 2018 at 2:02 PM by info
Here is another scam:

-------- Original message --------
From: Harold Diamond
Date: 4/25/18 4:25 AM (GMT-08:00)
Subject: Re: Donation?

Dear Friend,

Good day to you and your family, I hope my email finds you in good health. Congratulations you have been selected to receive the cash sum of 2.5,000,000.00 USD from my on-going donation project tagged please read more information about me via the link below.

CLICK HERE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT ME

I am Harold Diamond I am 82 years of age. I am giving away majority of my wealth to fight against cancer, as I suffered from cancer four times, and my lovely mother in blessed memory who passed away early from these same cancer disease, and according to the estimate 550,000 people world wide die of cancer each year which I am not pleased with, so I decided to fight this cancer deceases, funding both private and public medical research, even if it will cost me all I have ever worked for.

I have decide to donate the sum of 2.5,000,000.00 USD to you as part of my on-going Charity Donation Project for families and individuals around the world this Season, I know probably you would be wondering how I got your email address from, well I got your email address on YAHOO AND GOOGLE-MAIL published email owners list and picked you among others for this donation. I am donating the above mentioned sum to you as part of my charity project to improve the lives of families and individuals all over the world this Season.

For me to facilitate the disbursement process of the sum 2.5,000,000.00 USD which I have donated solely to you, Kindly acknowledge the beneficiary acceptance by forwarding the under listed information as proof of identity in compliance with the payout bank

Name (s):
Gender:
Address:
Country of residence:
Phone Number:
Occupation:
Age:

Thank you for your commitment to accept the fund and I believe you read more about me in the website via the link i sent to you, and I assure you it’s a life time opportunity and 100% legit, The two and half million dollars is going to pass through international laws and its 100% risk free. I have a lawyer taking care of the documentation required to perfect the the two five million dollars for you and all the document will be send to your bank and other government offices right there in your city to notify them that I was the one who gave you the fund and you don't have anything to worry about that because I am the one responsible for the documentation fee and you are the one who will take care of bank services fee which is not that expensive. I ask the lottery board to pay me through NATIONWIDE BANK Plc. And i will also love to know more about you that is if you don't mind telling me about your self.

I will be waiting your urgent responds to know you more better before I ask you to contact NATIONWIDE BANK Plc which is my payout bank.
Also contact my personal assistant on this number 16152571788

Best Regard

Harold Diamond"
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Posted: Mar 25, 2018 at 9:47 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
harold diamond sent me an email saying he is sending to me 7,000,000.00 dollars.
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- Posted: Mar 25, 2018 at 10:13 PM by info
  The email was not sent by Mr. Harold Diamond, it was actually sent by online thieves or scammers who are pretending to be Mr. Diamond.
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