Fraudsters try to lure Facebook users into a trap with stolen pictures from the internet and an emotional story!

Advance fee fraud on Facebook: In a current case, a Facebook page was created on Facebook and published with a name, in this current case a certain woman “Iris Silvia”, and a profile picture. There is also an emotional status contribution. Apparently the lady has terminal cancer and you now want to donate or bequeath your savings and your dogs to people! You don't have to do much to do this other than send the lady a private message via Facebook Messenger.

It is this status post with this content:

Screenshot of the fake Facebook page about advance fee fraud
Screenshot of the fake Facebook page about advance fee fraud

After my cancer, which is in its final stages, I want to donate all my money and my dogs to everyone in need and show that he can use them for good causes. Please contact me via private message for further information.

What happens when you send a message to the lady/site?

You will receive a message within a few minutes! We at Mimikama got involved in the conversation with the lady who suddenly no longer called herself Iris Silvia in the chat but instead called herself Silvia Singer and can reproduce the entire chat history here. Based on our choice of words and deliberately distorted statements on our part, you can clearly see that the other person, whoever is hiding behind the profile, doesn't understand a word and is likely to chase this through a translation program again and again!

Screenshot of the scammers' first message on Facebook about advance fee fraud
Screenshot of the scammers' first message on Facebook about advance fee fraud

Start of the chat history on November 23rd, 2019

Mimikama: Dear Iris, what a sad topic! May I help you? We would like to clarify this.

Iris Silvia: Hello My name is Ms. Silvia Singer, born on September 18, 1965, of Swiss nationality and living in France. I am sending you this message to seek your approval for the realization of a project to donate my desired savings fund to achieve for a long time. This seems a bit suspicious and unlikely since you don't know me and I don't know either I think has made this donation for 4 years or I'm carrying this disease he is cancer that is terminally ill. My doctor has just informed me that my days are numbered due to my state of health, which is deteriorating day by day. According to Doctor's explanations, a ball gradually settles in my brain cage. In my prayer I asked God that I would donate to someone I don't know and someone who doesn't expect to receive this amount and my dog. If you are interested in what I offer, please contact me so I can talk to you a little about my background. Heartfelt

Mimikama: Dear Ms. Singer, from your words I can tell that you are not feeling well. I feel so sorry for her. Is there anything I can do for you other than pray? And I understand about the dog. I also have a dog or a bear that I would like to raise with them.

Iris Silvia: Thank you for your attention to my message and I count on you for the realization of my project. In fact, my husband I lost almost 6 years ago and I had invested in oil trading in Qatar and I have a savings fund of 342,000 euros and a young dog of 08 years. Unfortunately, I don't have a family or a child who can benefit from this money and take care of my dog. The priest of my church and the spiritual leader of YOGA advised me to make a donation so that my last days on earth would be peaceful. I ask you to accept this amount and especially my dog ​​who is very adorable as a gift so that I can fulfill my last wishes because he can be very useful to you in return. I feel very bad and I'm very scared, I almost can't sleep at night like I do during the day. I can't die without donating all this money, otherwise I think it would be a mess. I offer it to you with all my heart. Please accept it and use it well. All I ask is prayer in return. So tell me once that you have received this gift: what will you do first? Do you like children? What does charity mean to you? Please respond to me so that I can put you in touch with my lawyer to draw up the documents so that you are the legal heir to my property. I'm waiting to read you and give you some instructions.

Mimikama: I'll answer you later, I have to take care of my children now. I have to cook dinner and walk my dog ​​before I screen you.

Iris: Silvia: Okay

Mimikama: Like that! I'm back now. I just had to walk the kids and change the dog. Now it's working again. How can I help you now?

Iris Silvia: Sir, please tell me about yourself, what your name is, what status you have in your job, and about your social life so that I can get to know you

Mimikama: My real name is Thomas Mimimacher. I live in Bielefeld in Germany. I am 42 years old. My profession is a mimicologist. I am a media teacher. I have children, a dog, like her, and I love plants. I don't drink alcohol but I like to smoke. I love to travel. I want to show my dog ​​the world and my children too. Now the Christmas season is coming and I love emojis. Can you see it? Do you also want to tell me something about yourself?

Iris Silvia: Give me your WhatsApp phone number and email address

Mimikama: I don't have Whatsapp. I only have one email address. What do you need these for?

Iris Silvia: Please give me your email address, I see from your comments that you can take good care of my dog

Mimikama: Yes, wait. I just have to go make love quickly. 4 minutes please. Or 2 minutes works too.

Iris Silvia: OK

Mimikama: What are you sending me via email? You are also welcome to send anything here on Facebook in Messenger.

Iris Silvia: I need to put you in touch with my lawyer so he can help you get your donation back and take the necessary steps for the dog

Mimikama: Okay. I understand. Do I have to pay anything for your lawyer?

Iris Silvia: I am in contact with him and I need to put you in touch with him No, sir

Mimikama: Thank you. You are very un-honest. Here please. ~~~~~~~~~~@gmail.com I would like to meet her too.

Iris Silvia: All the pleasure will be mine

Mimikama: Me too.

Iris Silvia: Thank you for your support and especially for the sincere feelings you have for my humble person. It was simply fate that made me give you this money because I thought about it a few times before making this wise decision. If I chose not to donate to a parent or friend, it was for personal reasons. In fact, I would like the recipient of this donation to be an honest and humble person and I would like him to agree to share 10% of this amount of money with the abandoned children of his area. In order to formalize the process, I would like to ask you to contact my lawyer, Mr. Thomas, to take the necessary administrative steps to sign the gift deed that will be issued on your behalf. You have nothing to fear as I agree with my lawyer that he will also take the necessary legal measures so that you receive this money without any problem. Here is my lawyer's email: cabinet.thomas00@gmail.com I thank you and pray that you believe in fate not to miss this opportunity. I am sure you will put this gift to good use and respect my wish to donate 10% of this donation to abandoned children in your area. Heartfelt

End of chat history from November 23, 2019

Advance fee fraud, romance scam, Nigeria connection – these terms are behind the text of the allegedly terminally ill woman.

As with the romance scam , the woman's story is just an excuse to trigger feelings in the reader and to arrest them emotionally. The aim is to create the impression that the woman actually only has a few weeks left to live. If the victim then accepts the offer of money, the offer turns out to be a demand. Fees would soon become due or other liabilities would arise that the victim would have to shell out in advance. Such messages, as shown above, are 99.9% this type of advance fee fraud. This type of fraud has been around for a very long time. The offers are sent via email or social networks.

Nigeria Connection in connection with the advance fee fraud

Such fraud attempts are sent, among others, by the so-called Nigeria Connection . She tries to wrap her victims around her finger and - due to the emotional closeness that has arisen - ask them for a financial advance. However, the Nigeria Connection is not a structured organization. These are different groups of African fraudsters, some of whom live in Europe and some in Nigeria.

These internet fraudsters specialize in credit card fraud, document forgery, advance payment fraud and much more. on Facebook with many fake profiles for some time . They contact unsuspecting Facebook users, gain their trust and after a while pretend to be in financial distress.

The fraudsters have a very specific prey scheme : The main target group of their victims is in most cases:

  • female
  • reasonably intelligent (must have at least a good knowledge of English)
  • single
  • middle-aged (very young women do not yet have any financial resources)

A clearly recognizable, smiling face must be visible in the profile photo of the selected victim, because the fraudsters refer to this in their first contact attempts. Of course, this also applies to men.

When it comes to advance fee fraud, what characteristics do such fraudsters have?

Unfortunately, a completely precise description is not possible because these criminals are extremely creative and of course adapt to the circumstances. However, there are some basic criteria that you can pay attention to in order to protect yourself: The scammers are supposedly:

  • about the age of the victim
  • professionally more in middle management
  • divorced, but widowed much more often. Her children have either also died or the man supposedly has to look after them alone.
  • The Facebook profile is not particularly informative; there are no visible postings.
  • The fraudsters appear remarkably empathetic.

This is how criminals proceed with advance payment fraud:

  • Initial contact via message. All communication is mostly in English.
  • Profile picture: not unattractive, but not an “Adonis” either. In the case of alleged inheritances, very elderly, amiable people
  • Report-like CV, e.g. B. “My parents died in an accident, my wife died giving birth to our child.”
  • Questioning the targeted victim (= looking for weaknesses)
  • Vows of love that no real man would utter sober.
  • A sudden event occurs, e.g. B. “Pirates are coming” (= most bizarre version). However, the story is often coherent in itself - as a justification for the resulting emergency.
  • Request for a financial loan (amount in the four-digit euro range) using massive, emotional pressure and presenting so-called “evidence” as a file.
  • After receiving money – money gone. Unknown admirer, of course, or died early - and no longer entitled to the inheritance.

What can I do if someone like that writes to me?

Unfortunately, this form of fraud is something of a “gray area” from a legal perspective.

Unfortunately, the damage that such a fraudster can cause can hardly be repaired in practice to date. That's why you should take a close look at your potential Internet acquaintances.

  • Don't give out too much information about yourself.
  • Don't accept suspicious friend requests.
  • If it has already happened: Hide your own contacts.
  • Be careful with information about yourself: you don't tell complete strangers your fears, dreams, family situation, etc.
  • Distrust is appropriate when the unfamiliar person uses nicknames and the term “love” relatively quickly.
  • For the brave: shorten the whole thing and either announce your own arrival or immediately ask how much money you need.
  • For the sensible: Block and report to Facebook to protect other future victims.

Conclusion on this current advance fee fraud on Facebook

There is no inheritance here, no dogs, no money. And there is hardly anyone on the Internet who is so kind and friendly - and who really wants to give away their money. So do the same - and don't blindly give away money to internet acquaintances you've never met in real life!

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