According to this email, a wealthy widow diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour needs your help to distribute a multi-million dollar investment fund “for the mutual benefit of the orphans and the less privileged ones in your location”.
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‘Donation from Warren Buffett’ Advance Fee Scam
by Brett M. Christensen April 8, 2020According to this email, high-profile billionaire Warren Buffett is giving you three million dollars as part of a charity project.
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Sophisticated ‘Identity Theft Settlement’ Advance Fee Scam Email Hitting Inboxes
by Brett M. Christensen December 19, 2019As advance fee scams go, this one is pretty sophisticated. It is professionally presented and, unusually for such scam emails, it boasts excellent spelling and grammar.
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Department of Minerals and Natural Resources ‘Business Proposal’ Scam
by Brett M. Christensen September 25, 2019According to this email, an official with South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Natural Resources has a confidential business proposal for you.
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‘Royal Slots Online Millionaire-Raffle Promotion’ Advance Fee Scam
by Brett M. Christensen August 20, 2019According to this email, you have won $2,970,000 in the Millionaire-Raffle promotion conducted by an entity named “Royal Slots Online”.
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‘I Want to Present you as the Beneficiary’ Advance Fee Scam
by Brett M. Christensen May 29, 2019According to this email, a senior banker in Turkey wants to present you as the beneficiary of a multi-million dollar fund left in his late client’s bank account.
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‘Oxfam GB-UK Grant’ Advance Fee Scam Email
by Brett M. Christensen May 17, 2019According to this email, charitable organization Oxfam has given you a cash grant of £1,000,000.00. Supposedly, the charity donation is being promoted in conjunction with UNICEF.
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‘Facebook Lottery Program’ Advance Fee Scam
by Brett M. Christensen March 28, 2019According to this message, you have won a large sum of money in a lottery program organized by Facebook.
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‘Engr. Goren Needs Your Help’ Advance Fee Scam
by Brett M. Christensen March 20, 2019Scammers use many methods to reach potential victims including email, text messages, and social media posts.
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‘Donate for Charity Purposes’ Advance Fee Scam
by Brett M. Christensen March 19, 2019According to this email, 79-year-old, “Abigail” wants to give you $5.7 million to distribute to charity.