The "Dr. Amado Mario" Donation Scam Being Sent by Scammers

Online users, be aware of fake "Dr. Amado Mario" emails being sent by online scammers. The fake emails are being used by scammers to trick online users into believing they have been selected to receive a donation from "Dr. Amado Mario." Remember, never send your personal information to anyone who requests it via unsolicited emails and never send money to anyone who claims you need to do so in order to receive a lottery prize.

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The Dr. Amado Mario Donation Scam Being Sent by Scammers

The "Dr. Amado Mario" Donation Scam Being Sent by Scammers

From: Dr. MOHAMED BOUOUDINA <mbououdina@uob.edu.bh>

Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 4:32:33 PM

Subject: Re: Best-Offer

Donation was made to you by Mrs. Maria Franca to help orphanage homes in your country. Contact (mariafissolo123@yahoo.com) for claim.

Regards,

Dr. Amado Mario.

Personal Assistance/Mrs. Maria

Dear Beloved;

This is a personal email directed to you for your consideration alone, I request that it remain and be treated as such only.

Donation of $2,200,000.00 USD was made to you by Mrs. Maria Franca Fissolo, Owner of Ferrero SpA, 90% of the fund will be dispatched to the poor in your country, and 10% for you for the work. Get back to me for more details.

Regards,

On behalf of Mrs. Maria Franca Fissolo. (Owner).

Dr. Amado Mario

Personal Assistance.

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August 30, 2018 at 8:27 AM by
The "Dr. Amado Mario" Donation Scam Being Sent by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Kingstown, Saint George, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Received this:

"RE: GOOD NEWS

Jamie L. Orloff <OrloffJL@TCMC.com>

Sat 8/18, 11:19 AM

Jamie L. Orloff (OrloffJL@TCMC.com)

Funds made available to you, Reply to Foundation Email to Claim; francois6009@gmail.com"

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August 23, 2018 at 3:42 AM by
The "Dr. Amado Mario" Donation Scam Being Sent by Scammers
info

Here is another scam:

- Ursprüngliche Nachricht -

Von: "Jamie L. Orloff" <OrloffJL@TCMC.com>

Datum: 21.08.18 17:48 (GMT 01:00)

An: "Jamie L. Orloff" <OrloffJL@TCMC.com>

Betreff: RE: Offering

A noteworthy donation was made for you and your family, contact ( Franinault@hotmail.com ) for details..​

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August 19, 2018 at 10:35 PM by
The "Dr. Amado Mario" Donation Scam Being Sent by Scammers
an anonymous user from: London, Kentucky, United States

I've received two versions of these letters in the past week. The last one was as follows:

"RE:ATTN

Jamie L. Orloff(OrloffJL@TCMC.com

ATTN:

A personal donation made to you

Email Francois(CEO) <francospinault@gmail.com> for claims

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE

This message and any included attachments are from the Tri-City Healthcare District and are intended only for the addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may constitute non-public information under international, federal, or state securities laws and is intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail."

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August 1, 2018 at 10:13 AM by
The "Dr. Amado Mario" Donation Scam Being Sent by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Ashburn, Virginia, United States

I believe this is a new version of the scam. I received an email from: Micaela K Lee.

The subject line states OFFER

This is the email once you open it:

"A donation made to you via the Ferrero Foundation. Contact: m_fissolo@yahoo.com for more details ...

Dr Amado Perez

PA for Mrs. Maria Franca Fissolo​​

At the very bottom it says this:

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE

This message and any included attachments are from the Tri-City Healthcare District and are intended only for the addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may constitute non-public information under international, federal, or state securities laws and is intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail."

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July 30, 2018 at 8:04 PM by
The "Dr. Amado Mario" Donation Scam Being Sent by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Received this scam:

"In respect to my foundation I'm making a donation to you. Reply to (mariafranca0009@gmail.com)

Regards,

Dr. Amado Mario.

Personal Assistance/Mrs. Maria."

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July 30, 2018 at 7:54 PM by
The "Dr. Amado Mario" Donation Scam Being Sent by Scammers
an anonymous user from: London, England, United Kingdom

Recceived this scam:

"A donation was made in your name. Contact (mf.fissolo41@gmail.com) for more info.

c/o: Dr Amado Mario

Personal assistant to Mrs Maria Franca Fissolo."

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July 17, 2018 at 7:46 AM by
The "Dr. Amado Mario" Donation Scam Being Sent by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Elkhorn, Wisconsin, United States

Just received this:

"Valerie Barnum

<barnumv@tcmc.com>

4:33 AM

To Valerie Barnum

Quick reply allReplyForwardDelete

A donation was made to you. Contact (mf.fissolo41@gmail.com) for more details.

Regards,

Dr. Amado Mario.

Personal Assistant,

On behalf of Mrs. Maria Franca Fissolo. (Owner).

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE

This message and any included attachments are from the Tri-City Healthcare District and are intended only for the addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may constitute non-public information under international, federal, or state securities laws and is intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail."

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July 16, 2018 at 10:53 AM by
The "Dr. Amado Mario" Donation Scam Being Sent by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Lodi, California, United States

Here is another:

"From: Truitt, Gail [mailto:GTruitt@govst.edu]

Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2018 12:21 PM

Subject: Offer

A donation is made to you by Mrs.Maria Franca Fissolo. Reply to this email: ( m_fissolo@yahoo.com ) for more details...

Regards,

Dr. Amado Mario.

Personal Assistance."

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July 1, 2018 at 11:12 PM by
The "Dr. Amado Mario" Donation Scam Being Sent by Scammers
info

Another scam:

- Forwarded message -

From: Park View Primary <ParkView@bury.gov.uk>

Date: Sun, Jul 1, 2018, 3:07 AM

Subject: RE: GIFT

A donation is made to you by Mrs. Maria Franca Fissolo. Reply to this email: ( Maria34fissolo@163.com<mailto:Maria34fissolo@163.com> ) for more details...

Regards,

Dr. Amado Mario.

Personal Assistance...

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June 25, 2018 at 4:12 PM by
The "Dr. Amado Mario" Donation Scam Being Sent by Scammers
info

Here is another scam:

- Forwarded message -

From: Mrs Maria Franca Fissolo <mariafrancafissolo40@gmail.com>

Date: Jun 25, 2018 10:43 AM

Subject: Re:

Dear

Firstly I would want to thank Dr. Amado Mario for his commitment in sending the random message to our fifty beneficiaries, I knew I could count on him in making our discussion come to reality. I’m not used in writing a lengthy message, but I think I would make this brief. I still find it very difficult to introduce myself, I do rather let someone else do that for me. I am Maria Franca Fissolo, a mother, wife and owner of Ferrero SpA and other firms. You can read more about my biography on https://www.forbes.com/profile/maria-franca-fissolo/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Franca_Fissolo ( Attached to this mail is a little biography about my humble self.)

Sequel to my conversation with Dr. Amado Mario, since 1990 with the help of donations and sponsorship from different philanthropist around the world, we’ve cut in half the number of children who die before their fifth birthday. This is a remarkable statistic, but it is also part of a larger story of advancement in global health. Dr. Amado Mario and I began working together in 2011 to support childhood immunization and polio eradication. Since then, I have traveled to the UAE a number of times for important global health events like the Global Vaccine Summit in 2013, and the Heroes of Polio Eradication Awards in 2015. More than half of all people living with HIV now have access to anti-retro-viral therapy. Between 2000 and 2015, malaria deaths dropped by 60 percent. Polio is on the verge of eradication. And the number of people at risk of STDs fell by 20 percent in the last five years.A couple of months ago, our foundation published a report called ‘Goalkeepers’ that highlighted much of this progress. But it also contained a warning: that future progress isn’t inevitable. If we don’t double down on investments in innovation, more children will die needlessly and poor health will continue to hold back millions of people and limit the economic potential of many developing countries. I’m confident that we can maintain a trajectory of progress. There’s a lot of exciting innovation happening and I’d love to reach out to communities, urban and rural areas around the world with a little gesture of our ongoing E-World wild donation.

Hence: We birthed this dream… We thought it will be highly effective to reach out to random selected people around the world whom will share from our vision and tell us from their own experience little gesture and ideas we can pull together to affect their communities and children living in rural areas around them. Instead of investing funds into charity organizations who will focus on one specific community, we decided to share $220,000,000.00USD (Two Hundred and Twenty Million Dollars) to 50 randomly individuals around the globe. Through the help of our longtime partners, Microsoft Cooperation generated fifty thousand (50,000) email ID's from a pool of over 25,000 web of distinguished professionals and individuals drawn from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, Africa and North & South America. Beneficiaries are selected through the Microsoft Computer Ballot System {CBS}. However, your E-mail Account was among the fifty (50) selected Emails picked. After clarification $4,400,000.00USD will go to each individual from the 50 selected.CC to this mail is Dr. Amado Mario (Personal Assistant) and Bar. Martin Perez (Lawyer). Whom are the major lead board of trustees will guild you through the process on your donation awarded to you.

N.B: Being picked do not guarantee you will be granted the donation. We have laid out rules and ethics our beneficiaries must posseses/abide by in other to be granted. We need you to tell us about yourself and your ideas on what you are going to do with the 60% of the fund.

Please see below key questions which we want you to answer and send to us for screening purpose.

1) Why do you think you are the right person for this?

2) What are the current difficulties affecting your community or people around you?

3) Have you ever associate yourself with any Charitable organization? If yes, please state the name of the organization and send some proof if any.

4) What is the highest amount you have ever handle…?

5) Apart from your daily routine, what do you have passion for?

6) How can you make the world around you a better place?

7) What is your Marital Status?

8) Do you have any sort of disability?

9) Do you have any criminal record or have you been a victim of any kind?

10) What do you do for a living and what’s your position at your place of work?

11) Nationality and current country of residence.

12) Means of contact ( Tel or Mobile / Fax )

13) Your full names

Please answer the above questions and send a scan copy of any valid government identification for documentation purpose and background check.

Looking forward to your prompt response.

Regards

Mrs. Maria Franca Fissolo

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The "Dr. Amado Mario" Donation Scam Being Sent by Scammers