And suddenly a fraudster contacts Mimikama directly.
If seriously ill people want to give away their money on Facebook, then you can be sure that there is a scam behind it!
Again and again they appear bluntly in Facebook groups or they write to you, as well as to ourselves, via Facebook Messenger: seriously ill people who will soon die and want nothing more than to give their fortune to a random Facebook user give away. This sort of thing happens all the time!!111!!
Here's a recent example of someone who, let's put it that way: got lost and ended up in the right place 🙂 We would have liked to have seen the reaction when this person received our automatic reply immediately.

The message in full:
Hello
sorry for contacting me,
I am sharing this information this way because I want to donate my property.
Apparently I have terminal brain cancer, my doctor has told me my days are numbered. I plan to donate all my assets, I have already given part of my assets to an orphanage and a church. I would like to donate part of my assets, estimated at £150,000. I am looking for someone who can inherit my property. If you are interested, you can contact me via this email. Thank you.
The profiles that write such texts in Facebook groups or via Messenger are either new or have been “hijacked”. your Facebook login details on a , which means that fraudsters then have the account login details.
This profile is currently making the rounds on Facebook!
This profile was not only with us, but also in a Greek Facebook group, where he even left his post in Greek:

Or in this Facebook group he tried another variant, namely credit fraud. We have already reported HERE

What happens if such an offer is accepted?
If you accept such an offer, you will quickly receive an official document. The appearance of these documents varies greatly, but they always contain one specific point: You should pay!
In order to get the money, you have to contact a supposed lawyer who will send you a pseudo-document. This then states that you have to transfer a certain amount of several hundred euros to an account (usually abroad) as security or administrative costs.
But this is so-called advance fee fraud : after the transfer, you never hear from that lawyer or the seriously ill woman again. The profiles disappear from Facebook again, the email addresses are usually deleted, and the money is gone.
There is advance payment fraud behind it!
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.
The pattern
These messages vary, but are always the same in various ways:
- A mostly very religious person.
- Terminally ill, the tumors vary.
- Only a few days to weeks left to live.
- A large amount is given away.
- Contact only possible via the “lawyer”.
The reaction
If you actually believe that someone has such large sums of money to give away, you will be asked for more information about yourself, such as...
1. Your Full Name
2. Address and Direct Telephone #
3. Age, Occupation and Marital Statusa copy of your ID in return to begin the transaction in earnest
The fraudsters want your name, address, telephone number, age, employment status, marital status and even a copy of your ID!
Needless to say, with this information you can become an excellent victim of further fraud (e.g. single = target for romance scammers ) and you can quickly become a victim of identity theft .
Next, you have to pay a “transaction fee” or something similar to a foreign bank so that the money can be transferred.
However, you never get the promised inheritance , because this is now the core issue of “advance payment fraud”.
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
Of course, we responded to the inquirer and have now explained it to him! And again we would like to see his reaction.

In line with this topic:
Facebook Help Center: How to avoid fraud on Facebook
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