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Online users are asked to be aware of "Esther María Koplowitz and Romero de Juseu" donation scams. The name of the Spanish billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist 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 businesswoman. But, Esther María Koplowitz and Romero de Juseu are not randomly donating money to people around the world.
Good news!Esther María Koplowitz and Romero de Juseu, Seventh Marquise de Casa Peñalver, has donated $ 1,100,000.00 USD to celebrate this New Year.To receive your donation, send us your donation code through our email: donation@koplowitzcharity.orgDonation code: K-20399402
Good news!
Esther María Koplowitz and Romero de Juseu, Seventh Marquise de Casa Peñalver, has donated $ 1,100,000.00 USD to celebrate this New Year.
To receive your donation, send us your donation code through our email: donation@koplowitzcharity.org
Donation code: K-20399402
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 "Esther María Koplowitz and Romero de Juseu" scam emails are asked not to respond to or follow the instructions in them. They should just delete the email messages instead. For those who have responded, they should be careful going forward because they will be contacted by scammers who will attempt to scam them.
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information@koplowitzcharity.org; this mail apparently is a scam.
Here is another scam:"How did you become the winner? Your email was selected in our final lottery for the New Year's Donation Program. You were selected as the winner in a random World Wide Web electronic draw system, drawn from thousands of companies and individual email addresses around the world. Your email attached to the ticket number: B317 009034227 drew the winning number: K-20399402, which consequently won the prize of the donation in the 3rd category. Therefore, your email address has been approved to claim a total of $ 1,100,000.00 (one million one hundred thousand US dollars).To claim your donation, complete the attached verification form and the form below and send it to us. PERSONAL INFORMATION COMPLETE NAME: ... GENDER: ... DATE OF BIRTH: ... E-MAIL: ... ... OCCUPATION: .. TELEPHONE: ... ADDRESS: ... COUNTRY: ... .. IDENTIFICATION CARD (PASSPORT OR LICENSE OF THE DRIVER OR NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD) ... I received this mail yesterday ..."
Here is aonther scam: "De: YOLANDA ROSANGELA GUILLEN MARTINEZ Enviado: martes, 12 de marzo de 2019 9:22 a.m. Para: YOLANDA ROSANGELA GUILLEN MARTINEZ Asunto: Re: notas g1 Atención: Un total de $ 1,100,000.00 fue donado a usted hoy. Para recibir la donación, envíe su código de donación K-20399402 a; information@koplowitzcharity.org Sra. Vera Rodriguez Fundación Esther Koplowitz Email: information@koplowitzcharity.org"