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Donation Scams - Another Advanced Fee Scam

Online users, please be on the lookout for fake donation emails like the one below, which claim the recipients have received an donation worth thousands of dollars. The fake emails are advanced fee scams are being sent by online scammers to their potential victims. This scam is a form of fraud and one of the most common types of confidence trick. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster requires in order to obtain the large sum.

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A Donation Scam Sent by Online Scammers

From: - krby.dusek@centrum.cz

Date: Sat, Jun 8, 2019 at 6:15 PM

Subject:

I am Mrs.Hannah ROMANOV, my husband deposited 7,800.000 pounds with a Bank when he was alive. I'm suffering esophagea cancer,my last wish to see this money distributed to charity organizations anywhere in the World.Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness,.Please,I beg you in the name of God to help me,Stand-in as my beneficiary.you can email to my personal hannahov111@gmail.com

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