David Johnson Lottery Winner Donation Scam Email Messages

The fake "Mr. David Johnson" donation email below is being sent by online scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them their personal information and subsequently their money. Mr. David Johnson, a 56-year-old truck driver, won the $298.3 million Powerball jackpot is not randomly donating money to lucky individuals around the world and will never ask you to send him your personal information or money.

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David Johnson Lottery Winner Donation Scam Email Messages

A David Johnson Lottery Winner Donation Email

De: Mr. David Johnson cuisine@medb.fr

Enviado: martes, 14 de mayo de 2019 2:10

Para: Recipients

Asunto: Your Donation Funds

My wife and I have awarded you with a donation of $1.800,000.00 US Dollars from part of mine $298.3 Million i won in the Powerball lottery kind Respond back to me for claims. We await your earliest response and God Bless you. Best of luck. Mr. David Johnson Power Ball Winner

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January 19, 2024 at 2:48 AM by
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an anonymous user from: Jakarta, JABODETABEK, Indonesia

The fake Dave Johnson is working his scam on Facebook Messenger. Stated that he chose me after applying to be my 'Friend' but previously added 'Likes' to a few of my posts in Fb

He spends plenty of time getting to know you and becomes someone that you WOULD consider to be a friend. He also uses Religion.

His Fb logo is a copy of the real Johnson coloured blue. He is free to exercise his criminal activities because Fb clearly do NOT vet anybody - even after complaints!

With me he used Lorraine Robinson as his fake FedEx agent who sent me very amateur pictures of supposedly FedEx staff working in very untidy premises totally unlike anybody with FedEx connections would have. The fake Johnson appears to work from the US. but the fake office I just mentioned portrayed a Nigerian woman in National dress.

This, plus the fact that I had to pay $200 vide PayPal or GiftCard (both widely used by evil scammers) convinced me that this was another Dhar Mann type of FedEx scam. He even suggested me using Bitcoin when he saw my hesitation.

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August 30, 2023 at 7:50 PM by
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an anonymous user from: Redmond, Washington, United States

I received a notification on TikTok I'm a winner for $$15,000 they told me how to receive my money since I don't have plastic of any sort so called David Johnson put me on his agiant Ramon Carter he said he needed me to send a $25 apple card to cover the FedEx activation fee I looked it up there is one so I got the card something went wrong I'm still in contact with him this is been going on 2 weeks now he swares up and down on his mother life this is not a scamm I've even offered them half my prize winnings but no all ways something so no it definitely a scam

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March 9, 2023 at 4:02 PM by
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an anonymous user from: Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States

Just got a fb message from him saying he's gonna give me 30,000

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September 16, 2022 at 6:54 PM by
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an anonymous user from: Calaveras County, Copperopolis, California, United States

The latest (9/16/22):

"Hello! this is DAVE JOHNSON Powerball winner of the $298,300,000 drawing. You’re randomly picked among those lucky winner, for me I do believe God has a plan...it’s not only life-changing money for me, I want it to be life-changing money for others. Family, friends, people in need, So I’m giving out $30,000.00 As one of the luckiest, I have freely decided to bless you with $30,000 USD to you. Text MR JAMES KOWALESKI (774)-203-9086 in charge of your delivery. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9KESnHzEa_c"

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August 10, 2022 at 5:07 PM by
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an anonymous user from: Lee County, Bonita Springs, Florida, United States

I received a text message from Daniel Johnson stating he’s an agent in charge of the winnings for Christy Davis congratulations your name is on the list and you are among the unluckiest winners to receive $500,000 each in the back to me if you’re ready to clean your winnings.? His phone number is 1-480-420-0769

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March 31, 2022 at 9:25 PM by
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an anonymous user from: Chelan County, Leavenworth, Washington, United States

I received a message in my Tik Tok saying this:

"Congratulations to you, your profile was announce as winner of part of my giveaway program and hereby you are been awarded a cash prize of $30,000. Are you ready to claim your winnings now?

SEE I'M NOT HERE TO PLAY ANY GAME OR TO SCAM ANY BODY. I'M AM A GOOD CHRISTIAN AND BELIEVING IN GOD. I SWEAR WITH MY FAMILY THAT THIS IS REAL AND LEGIT.JUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION AND EVERYTHING WE’RE DOING IS BEEN BACK UP BY THE CIA AND LOCAL POLICE AUTHORIT FOR SECURITY REASON . BECAUSE MANY OF OUR AGENCY HAS BEEN ACTED ON WITH IMPERSONATING FOR ONLINE SCAM ARTIST. I HAVE BEEN IN THIS WORK SINCE 51 YEARS AGO AND I HAVE BEEN HONEST AND WORKING HARD TO MAKE MY GOOD RECORD FROM GOVERNMENT.WITH DUE RESPECT, I AM 74YEARS OLD MAN WITH 3 CHILDREN . I AM A GOD’S FEARING MAN WHO STRONGLY BELIEVES IN GOD & 100% RELIGIOUS I HAVE NO REASON TO HURT YOU OR RUIN YOUR HAPPINESS JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT MONEY ..NEVER

So he wants the information below:

Fullname:

Phone Number:

Home Address:

Cash or check:

THIS IS LEGIT OKAY. AND ONCE YOU FILL OUT SOME INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN LOCATE YOUR DESTINATION WHEN BRINGING YOUR WINNING MONEY"

I am not sending my personal information. If this was really true, I guess I’ll miss out on the $30,000.

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January 31, 2022 at 3:10 PM by
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an anonymous user from: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

I got a message from Dave Johnson, and from Mike Weirsky saying that I've been chosen to win money... and they said they are sending money through cash app. The number that texting is 214 area code... thats Dallas, Texas. I got excited at first because my grandson has a tumor in his brain and I really could use the money for his cares . If this is a scam- I just can't even believe people could do this 😭 but I have no money in my cash app that they could even steal . I don't know, this is all just very strange.

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June 5, 2023 at 6:39 PM by
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an anonymous user from: England, United Kingdom

You don’t no me I think I been scam Thay said I had won 20’00 at first then has the mounts went by it went up to 60,00 I ask him why was that he say because the last person didn’t claim it at first they asked for 750 for to do all the legwork and it kept going up another 400 and another 400 and it went up 500 in all worked out round about £8000 and they told me I can’t get anything back. I said you can just give me what I’ve paid in. I don’t want the money they won’t do that they’ve asked me to sell things precious things that I can’t get back because I’ve got so deep into it. I don’t want to lose what I paid in and I’ve just done it today and he said it was the last payment then the mess emailed me saying they need gas, so I said don’t you put gas in before you go on a trip and they said no so they’re on standby waiting for me to pay another £450 for gas although won’t be delivering it. I’m up to my eyes in it, I don’t know how to get out of it .

I would like to be kept anonymous on the UK

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January 25, 2022 at 3:23 PM by
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an anonymous user from: Titusville, Florida, United States

Just got the same garbage from a davejohnson_luckywinner on TikTok.

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January 11, 2022 at 2:40 PM by
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an anonymous user from: Stony Creek Township, Fishersburg, Indiana, United States

My wife received a text message from someone named Dave Johnson Powerball winner allegedly selecting those to be given $50,000 he sent me a phone number to talk to an agent if you'd like to investigate the number is 910-903-1027

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David Johnson Lottery Winner Donation Scam Email Messages