{"id":2838,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2838"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Scammers-Use-The-Name-of-Philanthropist-Howard-G.-Buffett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2838","title":{"rendered":"Scammers Use The Name of Philanthropist Howard G. Buffett"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Criminals are distributing a scam email claiming to be from \u00a0American businessman and philanthropist \u00a0Howard G. Buffett, son of famous \u00a0billionaire investor Warren Buffett. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The email claims that, in his desire to use his wealth to help others, \u00a0 Howard Buffet has chosen you as the recipient of a $1.5 million donation. It urges you to contact Mr Buffet via email to arrange the transfer of your donation.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u00a0 the email has no connection to \u00a0Howard Buffet and the millionaire is not giving you a \u00a0$1.5 million donation.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, it is an advance fee scam designed to trick you into sending your money and personal information to online criminals.<\/p>\n<p>If you fall for the ruse and acknowledge the message as instructed, you will soon receive requests for money from the criminals, who will continue to pose as \u00a0Howard Buffet or his staff. \u00a0 They will claim that the money is needed to pay various fees associated with the processing and transfer of your donation. And, they will insist that these payments must be made in advance and cannot be deducted from the donation itself.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p> If you do send money the first time, the scammers will continue to demand more payments until you either have no more money to send or finally come to realise that you are being conned.<\/p>\n<p>After they have extracted as much money as possible from you, the scammers will disappear without a trace and it is very unlikely that you will ever get back any of the money you sent. Nor, of course, will you ever get the promised donation, which never existed in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the scammers may also attempt to steal your identity using information they have gleaned from you during the course of the scam.<\/p>\n<p>Howard Buffet does support charitable work via the \u00a0Howard G. Buffett Foundation. However, he certainly does not randomly hand out millions of dollars in donations to strangers via email. \u00a0 The \u00a0Howard G. Buffett Foundation has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehowardgbuffettfoundation.org\/fraud-alert\/\">warned Internet users about these scam messages via a fraud alert<\/a> on its website.<\/p>\n<p>Advance fee scams <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/charles-f-feeney-grant-donation-advance-fee-scam\/\">like this one<\/a> continue to be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/category\/scams\/advancefee\/\">very common<\/a>. \u00a0 Be wary of any unsolicited message that claims that you are eligible to receive a large cash donation, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/facebook-scammers-claim-you-are-eligible-for-a-un-grant\/\">grant<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/advance-fee-lottery-scams-international-lottery-scam-information\/\">lottery prize<\/a> from a person or organisation that you know nothing about.<\/p>\n<h2>An example of the scam email:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"example\">\n<p><strong>SYNOPSIS OF DONATION.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My name is Howard G. Buffett,<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a philanthropist, CEO &amp; Chairman of the Howard G. Buffett Charity Organization. As the middle son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, I have always have the mind of helping unknown people around the world with my father&#8217;s wealth. With that, I took it upon myself as a responsibility to select unknown email addresses online and decided to pick just two at random for an act of charity by donating the above amount of $1.5 Million US Dollar each. As a lucky person that you are, you have been selected to receive $1.5 Million US Dollar in your personal account as a donation from me. Remember I&#8217;m doing this voluntarily out of my benevolence because I believe in helping others with our wealth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>WHAT TO DO?<\/p>\n<p>To receive your donation, you must acknowledge this message by<\/p>\n<p>confirming to me that I have your right email id below:<\/p>\n<p>&#x68;&#x6f;&#x77;&#97;&#114;db&#x75;&#x66;&#x66;&#x65;&#116;&#116;18&#x40;&#x68;&#x6f;&#116;&#109;&#97;il&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;&#109;<\/p>\n<p>Your request will be processed almost immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Howard Buffett.<\/p>\n<p>February 2018<\/p>\n<p>***************\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/advance-fee-scams-us-name-philanthropist-howard-g-buffett\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/advance-fee-scams-us-name-philanthropist-howard-g-buffett\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Criminals are distributing a scam email claiming to be from \u00a0American businessman and philanthropist \u00a0Howard G. Buffett, son of famous \u00a0billionaire investor Warren Buffett. \u00a0 The email claims that, in his desire to use his wealth to help others, \u00a0 Howard Buffet has chosen you as the recipient of a $1.5 million donation. 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