Online users are asked to be aware of "Mavis Wanczyk" lottery donation scams. The name of the Massachusetts Powerball Jackpot winner, who won $758,700,000 in the multi-state Powerball lottery game, is being used by scammers in an attempt to trick potential victims into sending money and personal information. The scammers claim their potential victims were randomly selected to receive donations from the lottery winner as part of his charity project. But, Mavis Wanczyk is not randomly donating money to people around the world.
A "Mavis Wanczyk Lottery Donation" Scam
Donation
Mon 4/16/2018 3:08 PM
From: Mavis L. Wanczyk andrea.caprioli@izslt.it
I am Mavis Wanczyk the mega winner of $758.7M In Mega MillionsJackpot, I'm donating to 5 random individuals if you get this email then your email was selected after a spin ball.I have spread most ofmy wealth over a number of charities and organizations. I havevoluntarily decided to donate the sum of $2 Million USD to you as oneof the selected 5, to verify my winnings please see my you tube pagebelow.
Reply with your Full Name, Age, Country and Phone NumberContact me via Email :wanczykm4@gmail.com
Remember, once they (scammers) have received their potential victims' personal information, they will use the information to trick the potential victims into sending money, which they will claim is for some advance fees, which will cover banking and transfer costs, insurance payments or tax that the potential victims need to pay before they can receive the so-called donated money. But, if the victims send their money, the scammers will steal it and may continue to trick the victims into sending more money, with the promise of receiving the donated money the scammers claim they would receive.
Recipients of the Mavis Wanczyk lottery donation scam emails are asked not to respond to or follow the instructions in them. They should just delete the email messages instead.
It is important to remember that when someone contacts you, claiming that you have won the lottery or you are the recipient of millions of dollars, and asks you to send money in order to receive your lottery winnings or prizes, it is a SCAM. Legitimate lottery companies will never ask their winners to send money in order to receive their prizes or winnings. And, why would lottery winners who are allegedly donating millions of dollars to you, want you to send a few hundred or thousand dollars for banking and transfer costs, insurance payments or tax? Well, the money that the scammers want the victims to send, which the scammers claim is for taxes, bank transfer cost, insurance or other expenses, is what the scammers will steal. And, the victims, on the other hand, will never receive the winnings, prizes or money that they were promised.
So, once you are asked to send money in order to receive money, it is a scam.