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in this e-mail there is usually someone who most would take pity on (cancer patient, widow, or both) who had a wealthy relative whose inheritance was destined for him/her, usually a spouse, who recently died. She wants to donate this to « a charity organization, devoted Christian individual or God fearing person that will utilize this [...]
This variant targets former victims of scams. The scammer contacts the victim saying that their organization can track and apprehend the scammer and recover the money lost by the victim, for a price. Alternately, the scammer may say that a fund has been set up by the Nigerian government to compensate victims of 419 fraud, [...]
These scams prey on families who have lost loved ones, or who have not been in touch with a loved one for some time. The scammer will obtain obituary information from city morgues, news of a death where the victim has not yet been identified, and/or personal information about a missing person. The scammer will [...]
The scammer poses as a charitable organization soliciting donations to help the victims of a natural disaster, terrorist attack (such as the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attack), regional conflict, or epidemic. Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 tsunami were popular targets of scammers perpetrating charity scams; other more timeless scam charities purport to be raising [...]