Donation scams

Donation scams attract people less familiar with the risks of the Internet : Scammers make believe to their victims that they are the recipients of a gift of money… In the majority of cases, this scam is broadcast by mail but some variations can be found on the classified ads websites.

How does this scam work ?

The scammer attracts his victim by making him believe that he is a beneficiary of a donation : heritage, hidden fortune stuck on a bank account… When exposed on ads classified, they are spread through donations of animals or atypical vehicles (cars without a license, motor homes ...)... The scammer does not hesitate to use photos evoking pity !

The problem is that in all cases, this donation requires a counterpart : Money is required on the pretext of customs fees, legal fees or transportation.

Last reported scams

+16475345754 elavonpay0001.ca 07/26/2022... Comment / Review: Slay ig. Scam contents: Mssg sent: morningg sorry for taking so long but I have sent the money thank you. SUSPECTED SCAM!
+16475345754 Good afternoon hope you had a good weekend I have sent the money (1 comment) 07/26/2022... Comment / Review: https://firmpay0001.ca. Scam contents: Good afternoon hope you had a good weekend I have sent the money. And then he sent me this link https://firmpay0001.ca
kenrosi1957@gmail.com +15412565811 Ted d billbe (1 comment) 07/22/2022... I recievie an email ndicating a donation from the giving pledge. They send me and email from an Attorney, i give my personal details to him, he gave me bank email, i also send my personal details to them, and before the transfer of the donation, i have to pay
tribalgov@tnu.global 8882434884 TNU 07/20/2022... Comment / Review: These people have frauded me for hundreds of thousands of dollars . Scam contents: Fake tribal government selling trusts and filing fraudulent tax returns and extorting people for donations. Filing fraudulent lawsuits
princefazzabin3333@gmail.com +18144084569 Prince Fazza Bin Mohammend 07/15/2022... Comment / Review: Very persistent. He invents a trip to the Place of his victim. Indicates that he is in a Hotel and asks for Cards to be seen. Scam contents: He says he is Sheikh Hamdan Fazza. order itunes cards.
+14075544488 net0air.org (1 comment) 07/12/2022... Bribing for donations and the "free vacation" Im sure doesn't exist but its a good way to get your card number. Then when that doesn't work they bribe you with a $500 hotel voucher IF you'll sign a petition. I didn't click on that text but Im sure ther
notify@twitter.com +13127012759 Robert Walton @w09294809 06/03/2022... Asking for 0.1 BTC (about$300) to activate account.. Please activate your account to complete your account set up. А minimum deposit оf 0.01 BTC is required for activate your account. Your deposit: 0.00 / 0.01 BTC.
dogsavior.us 05/12/2022... In his settlement agreement, he isn't supposed to have a website or receiving money. He goes by many names but known as Jon Cusso. But you can see his full name in page 8.
Brainytest.com (6 comments) 05/09/2022... Comment / Review: Have debited my account for four months for an amount of USD450 - unauthorized. Scam contents: Have debited my account for four months for an amount of USD450 - unauthorized
ellenpetronellaharleman@gmail.com +4333752386951 Ellen Petronella Harleman és Nicola Ghassan 05/03/2022... Comment / Review: Nagyon rosszul érzem magam hogy ennyire át tudtak verni.. Scam contents: A hölgy meg fog halni már nem tudnak rajta segíteni ezért szétosztja a vagyonát.Én írtam neki jóhiszemüen hogy segítsen nekünk.Visszaírt kérdezett pár d
animal.rescue.team79@gmail.com +84979799884 vanphuocvo179 04/27/2022... Comment / Review: Pls report these channels if they cross your path. Scam contents: This youtube channel is part of a chain of fake animal rescue channels all run by the same group of vietnamees men. They use and abuse pups, put them in horrible situations the
support@trackercellphone.com +6282297747717 Not respon (1 comment) 04/23/2022... Comment / Review: Payment in dana lost. Scam contents: Not working in accurate. SUSPECTED SCAM!
support@cerfun.com +27788122675 Patrick Luthando and Guusje Fabian(Mrs) 03/31/2022... Comment / Review: They try to get you to pay money uofront for a virtual card. . Scam contents: Congratulations once more. United Nations - Central Emergency Response Fund We hopes you use the relief grant fund judiciously. We will employ you to do w
piianoorabelglun@gmail.com 0745712048 Marie-Jose Veyrat 03/22/2022... Comment / Review: This is obviously more than a suspected scam. . Scam contents: The tel # is a Whatapp #. My wife was contacted by a Mrs Piia-Noora Berglund though Viber. Mrs Berglund are allegedly living in the small town of Äänekoski in central Finland, a
newlybuy@hongjiu-ec.com +16146536257 Oksana 03/18/2022... Item actually is shipped directly from China. No response for cancellation of order, and also for details of how the donation is routed to Ukraine. According to Paypal, the payment all went directly to China. Other sites have been set up with different dist
mariaelisabethschaeffler717@gmail.com Mariaelisabethschaeffler717@gmail.com 03/07/2022... Comment / Review: Incessant solicitation of transfer,registration fees. Scam contents: 1 Million Euro . SUSPECTED SCAM!
maitrepicot@europe.com 0680068921 potvinc785@gmail.com (1 comment) 02/09/2022... This person is looking for you to pay money upfront to receive the donation. This is what the lawyer sent back: "In addition, we will have to declare the donation to the court. I will send you the deed of gift which will be signed after this document must be
profbanker14@gmail.com Mary Ellen Baker (7 comments) 01/31/2022... She has invented a very sad story about a Doctor ho died en 2012 in Ibiza spain in an accident, leaving 22,500,000 million dolars and she it´s triying to give thaht money to a person with the same last name....
banque.post.postale@mail.ru 0758323487 Artemis francoise PERIYA (1 comment) 01/30/2022... Comment / Review: C'est une arnaque. Scam contents: Transfert d'héritage,cette dame est veuve maladive elle va mourir elle veut faire un don pour construire un orphelinat
profbanker4@gmail.com Mary Ellen Baker 01/26/2022... Comment / Review: Another email: maryellenbaker11@outlook.com . Scam contents: Complement of the season to you and your family, I would like to discuss something with you, is it ok for me to write you on this email address for more information? Thanks
8774381476 biggestwinnings.com (2 comments) 11/29/2021... Comment / Review: This is obviously a scam and should be investigated ASAP. Thank you.. Scam contents: They offer a chance to win a TV for $3.95, then have a recurring monthly charge for $37.97. I did not sign up for a recurring charge and the phone number i
support@bparis-bank.com Harleman Petronella (1 comment) 11/15/2021... Wcześniej uwierzyłem jim i opłaciłem co wysłały, po jakimś czasie nie pisały teraz znowu napisały. Co robić i czy można odzyskać pieniądze co wysyłałem jakiś czas temu???
support@oceanproject.co +18007813067 oceanproject.co 11/13/2021... There are similar scam sites with the same fraud scheme like Ocean Project poping up over the last years. Ocean Project (oceanproject.co), Club Ocean (clubocean.co), Blue Ocean Collections (blueoceancollections.com) is all the same FRAUD!
support@bparis-bank.com Petronela Harleman 11/12/2021... miałem z tym oszustwem jusz w2019r podawali sie za notariusza o nazwie notary.chamber@yaho.com wysyłali nawet dokumenty potwierdzajace o autetyczności które sa fałszywe by zdodyc zaufanie i wyłudzic pieniądze jak mniemam działaja na całom unie eu
info@marinelifemission.org marinelifemission.org 11/09/2021... Ive bought some items from the site and i never received the tracker and i could see the items were shipped from China. My money wasn't donated to the cause they're advertising. Check this site for more info https://naturellediy.wordpress.com/2021/11/04/un-bra
keith.jnichols@instructor.net Keith J. Nichols (2 comments) 10/27/2021... Same kind of what you put on your site, this time is in english language, but the text is more or less the same and the email is quite similar (just a J has been moved behind the point).
ba464536356253732@gmail.com Sam Woods 10/23/2021... Comment / Review: I think this person is a conman. Scam contents: Hello Am Sam Woods,a Member of the Monetary Policy Committee on banking at BANK OF ENGLAND.Kindly read through the message to understand and get back to me should you be interested but disre
Martin Rogue AKA John Ping (11 comments) 09/08/2021... This man known as @Rogue_martin on twitter, has used his twitter account and multiple fundraising sites to scam his followers out of over $25,000.00 by convincing them he's a disabled veteran who had stage 4 cancer with heart and autoimmune issues along with c
julietteannie15@yahoo.com Juliette Annie 09/07/2021... Comment / Review: This is a way to manipulate people and persuade them to give out their personal information.. Scam contents: Bonjour très cher(e) Excusez-moi pour la méthode utilisée pour vous contacter étant un inconnu pour vous. Je suis au terme de
leonardpadavan1@gmail.com Leonard and Lorraine Padavan 09/02/2021... Comment / Review: leonardpadavan1@gmail.com 9129964148 Leonard and Lorraine Padavan. Scam contents: leonardpadavan1@gmail.com 9129964148 Leonard and Lorraine Padavan
support@estarland.com +2348157305238 Jerry Obadi (1 comment) 08/25/2021... Comment / Review: Fucking SCUM is what they are!!!! . Scam contents: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA - AFRICA'S GLOBAL BANK HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS UBA HOUSE 57 MARINA P.O. BOX 2406 LAGOS NIGERIA PHONE:+234 815 730 5238 FAX: 234 674 478 8273 We wish to infor
kathysteward@gmail.com +447781514242 Kathy steward 08/20/2021... Comment / Review: I already pay for the clearence on the parcel and now they wont me to pay exchange money befor i do that i think this is a scam. Scam contents: False reverence number and airwaybill
info@garntib.com 08/01/2021... Never use Paypal friends and family,Zelle,CashApp,Flutterwave,ApplePay,GooglePay,buy giftcards,MoneyGramWestern Union,Ria,Small World to pay for a puppy or pet (they won't protect you) and be careful using a creditcard. The best option is direct bank transfer,
mariaelisabethschaeffler04@gmail.com 08/01/2021... Never use Paypal friends and family,Zelle,CashApp,Flutterwave,ApplePay,GooglePay,buy giftcards,MoneyGramWestern Union,Ria,Small World to pay for a puppy or pet (they won't protect you) and be careful using a creditcard. The best option is direct bank transfer,
0752795906 Zandt Wladimir 07/19/2021... Comment / Review: I looked on Internet and realized he is a scamer. Scam contents: Contract for donation. SUSPECTED SCAM!
info@pieridaeco.com (1 comment) 06/19/2021... Comment / Review: He sayso to write at this email: martindurand061@gmail.com . Scam contents: Ciao caro) Nella mia preghiera ho chiesto al buon Dio che DONA a una persona che non conosco e una persona che non si aspetta di ricevere questa somma e la mia sce
Starry (1 comment) 06/01/2021... Comment / Review: This is a scam. Scam contents: (Also lemmecryptos.com) I was gifted 0.67 BTC and to withdraw them I had to verify my address depositing 0.01 BTC or more and because I had more than 0.3 BTC, I had to deposit 0.05 BTC or 0.6 ETH to unlock the p
discord@discord.com KFC ✔ #1724 (2 comments) 05/24/2021... Comment / Review: Its fake you have to send the 500USD to "Verify" your account and its similar to other scams on here that are from the same discord user.. Scam contents: You recieve a Discord message from "KFC ✔ #1724" saying you have won 20kUSD in BTC.
maryjjj5@gmail.com 05/12/2021... Uhm i thik the sam person is responding with the pattrick connelly email address as of now This is the respondents email..Raymundo D Sandoval • rsaydoval@gmail.com Hello, Yes you have to pay the $50 first then we can transfer the funds as soon as we r
Coca-Cola promotion 05/05/2021... Comment / Review: They need to be shut down as they are stealing information by lying to their users. Scam contents: They play a game to win money , but in one of their confirmation popups they take tye devices ip adrress using a false submit button to trick u
jw5944102@gmail.com 05/05/2021... Comment / Review: The govern3woukd not allowed anyone to deposit 15 mill just so . Scam contents: Aply in a bank to collect 15.5 mill from decease jack deniss
+441432233208 TRACKSFREAKPLUS.COM 04/25/2021... Comment / Review: They say u have won iphone then take bank details for shiping then they set you up with some sort of subscription which takes money out ur bank
ByBitOk Exchange (2 comments) 04/23/2021... Comment / Review: I am sure that this is SCAM, they are trying to extort money - cryptocurrencies from people. Scam contents: I received scam bonus in BTC - 0.480291, when i tried withdraw this giveaway bonus they asked me for deposit, 0,01 btc or 0,33 ETH. P
charity.projects013@gmail.com Leonard and Lorraine Padavan 04/12/2021... Comment / Review: I've received 3 or 4 emails from these people. No I have not gave my personal information. I will attach the emails.. Scam contents: Donation of 500,000.00 National Capital Bank Of Kenya. Donation Reference Number DM79/77/16AQ20.
josephdixoncharityfunds@outlook.com +254774019533 Joseph and Susan Dixon 03/26/2021... Comment / Review: Ces messages sont les mails que j'ai reçu de la part de ces escrocs . Scam contents: Joseph & Susan Dixon sam. 20 mars 13:24 (il y a 6 jours) À moi Dear Friend, We got your response and we will like you to know that this is not a h
dw067756@gmail.com Mrs. Sharonda Britton (1 comment) 03/23/2021... Comment / Review: scumm. Scam contents: Hello Friend,$$I'm Mrs. Sharonda Britton I am a US citizen, 41 years, I reside here in Bentonville, Arkansas My residential Address is as follows, 303 NE 2nd St Ste 2 Bentonville, AR 72712 Arkansas, USA, I am thinking o
+27789456728 Powerful Love Spells By Lost love Spell Caster+27789456728 03/17/2021... powerful lost love spell caster How many times have you have been in love with a man who didn’t love you back? .Thought your relationship was perfect, and then it fell apart? .Been scared because you didn’t know how to fix your crumbling relationship or
luca.fernandez@fiscusbank.com arab-grants.com 03/15/2021... Comment / Review: But am curious what could someone do to get a real donation to startup a life.. Scam contents: Requested for a donation worth 100000usd and received a check from fiscus bank, paid 650usd in bitcoin, they promised me in two working days they w
tesla (1 comment) 03/11/2021... If you want to withdraw your winning btc or any other crypto , this msg will show, if you klick on the failed transaction. You can withdraw your funds only on external address, which is registered and verified with your account. To verify your (external) ad
+8616532883751 Aimee/ Wang Siqi 03/04/2021... A girl called Wang Siqi from Shanghai, China (Aimee on Whatsapp) who I met on tinder convinced me to donate $5000 with the intention of it being for a charity that she wanted to start in the UK. Met her in November 2020, she immediately asked me If i had whats