I wrote:ATTENTION
My name is Warren Edward Buffet, an American business magnate, investor,
and philanthropist. Chair and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Been considered
one of the most successful investors in the world with a net worth of
over $100.6 billion as of April 2021. I believe strongly in ‘giving
while living’ I have one idea that never changes in my mind that you
should use your wealth to help people around the world and I have
decided to donate this amount through our Sunshine Lady Humanitarian
Grants Program to give out {$4,800,000.00} to randomly selected
individuals worldwide. On receipt of this email, you should count
yourself as one of the lucky individuals. Your email address has been
selected online while searching at random.
contact me at [email protected] with below information
(Receiver's name)...
(Country)....
(Home Address)....
(Phone Number)...
(occupation)
Regards,
Warren Edward Buffet
Warren wrote back quickly:Dear Mr. Buffett:
I got your email and I am so excited to hear about this! Please can you respond back, these are my details as shown beneath:
(Receiver's name)...Mary Scott
(Country)....United States of America
(Home Address)....---------------------- West Palm Beach, FL 33411
(Phone Number)...1 LENNY
(occupation) Dentistry office receptionist
Mary, being the obedient little client, replied:Greetings to you
Thank you for confirming the validity of your email address and also accepting my grant donation fund.
My charitable foundation (The Warren Buffett Charitable Foundation) technically is responsible for awarding grant donations, but I have always wanted to make a personal donation to random individuals in any part of the world and that is why I have decided to give [$4.800,000.00] to you. It gives me great joy to finally be able to make this donation to you, let’s make the world a better place by giving and solving each other's problems, all people have the right to opportunity, equity and dignity.
Visit the web page and read and listen to my interview - https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/ etc. etc.
I would like to reassure you of the legitimacy of this service as I will not be involved in any fraudulent act and will never be, that is the reason I requested you to open the webpage link above. I am hoping that you will be able to use the money wisely and judiciously, please you have to do you part to also alleviate the level of poverty in your region, help as many you can help once you have this money in your personal account because that is the only objective of donating this money to you in the first place. It is categorically clear that you have emerged as our beneficiary. I want to inform you about my plan to send your grant fund to you via my payout bank. This system will be easier for you and I, the $4.800,000,00 USD was deposited with the MiddleTown State Bank for security reasons and better protection of the funds.
You’re therefore to contact Robert Barker the Manager of MiddleTown State Bank. Email to contact below
Contact Email……[email protected]
Best Regards
Mr Warren E Buffet
In all honesty, I didn't even click on the interview, I was sure it was dry and boring.Dear Mr. Buffett:
Thank you so much for writing me. I'm honoured to receive these funds. That's a very interesting interview you sent, thank you so much for it. I'll write the man you told me to, and thanks once again.
Mary
I wrote the manager, whose name was Mr. Barker:
Barker replied back quickly:Dear Mr. Barker:
I hope you're doing well today. Can you please inform me if there is a sum deposited under my name, Mary Scott, in your bank? Thank you, and have a great day.
Yours,
Mary
I couldn't help but cause delay by pointing out the error:Greetings.
I was informed by Mr. Warren Buffet that you will be contacting me
regarding the release of your grant donation funds worth 4.8 million
USD. Before we proceed, kindly provide the following information:
Full Name
Address
Phone Number
AGA
Please send these details at your earliest convenience so we can move
forward smoothly.
Thank you, and I look forward to your response.
Dear Mr. Barker:
Thank you for your email. But what is my AGA and where can I find that? Thank you.
Mary
i mean date of birth
Dear Mr. Barker:
Here's the information you requested in that case. And thank you.
Full Name - Mary Scott
Address - ------------------ West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Phone Number - 1 LENNY
AGA ------------------ 1995
Mary
I went along with it in order to see how the site worked. It was pretty well structured for a farce:
Thank you for providing the requested information.
To receive the funds, you will need to set up a new online banking
account with us at MiddleTown State Bank using the website below:
https://dashboard.Fake-Bank-One.com/login
Once your registration is complete, kindly send me your account number.
The funds will be deposited instantly after that. After the deposit, you
can use the online banking platform to transfer funds to any account of
your choice.
Kindly open the acccount and send the account number to me for ınstant
deposit of your funds
That night, Barker wrote:Dear Mr. Barker:
Thank you and I have created the account. The account number is XXXXXXXXXX7408. Please inform me what I need to do next. Thank you!
Mary
I hope this mesMary finds you well.
I am pleased to inform you that your grant donation fund from Mr. Warren
Buffet has successfully been deposited into your online banking account.
This is a wonderful, and we are thrilled to see hard work recognized.
Please take a moment to log in to your online banking account or check
your email for the confirmation of the deposit.
If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out.
Congratulations once again!
Best regards,
Robert Barker
Tuesday, 03 June, 2025:
Dear Mr. Barker:
Good morning! I just saw the credit alert from the bank website! I'm so excited, what should I do next sir?
Mary
Sure thing the transfer was fake. As soon as I clicked on the transfer button, a crude error dialogue box came up saying something like "You need to pay the T.A.X. code before completing transfers!" So I wrote Barker:
I hope this mesMary finds you.
To proceed with transfer of funds to your other bank account that you
have the ATM Card, please follow these steps:
1. Login to your online Banking.
2. Select the ‘Wire Transfer’ option.
3. Fill in the required information as prompted to complete the
transfer.
If you have any questions or require further assistance, please don’t
hesitate to reach.
Thank you for cooperation!
Best regards,
Robert barker
Then the wheels began to come off...Dear Mr. Barker:
Hello! Everything is going along okay, but I did get a request by the automated transfer system to put in a TAX code. I don't know what that is so I contacted the customer service chat. Everything seems top of line though, so thank you!
Mary