The way this crime is structured begins when, apparently, the MacKenzie Bezos-Scott Foundation has selected the recipient to receive a grant, and then ask the beneficiaries for their data and if they are shared it is easier to deprive them of their money
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If you receive an email from MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, please check it may be a scam. It was revealed that they are sending emails that claim they are distributing Scott Foundation funds .
Actually, the point of emails is not to distribute billions to charities, but to strip victims of their money.
The scam began after Scott announced in December that had donated $ 4, 200 millions of dollars of his fortune to more than 300 organizations, including food banks and other charities.
Ironically, A food bank in Arkansas, which had received an authentic email from Scott about an actual donation, initially believed it was a scam.
Eyal Benishti, CEO of the technological security company Ironscales, reported that Those involved in this crime have developed a scam based on Scott’s donations in the hope that some organizations believe that they are also receiving valid emails.
According to Benishti, roughly, 200 from their clients have received the fake emails from Mackenzie Scott , although none has fallen on the hook, he added.
The Ironscales leader stated that if Scott sends unsolicited emails to people and surprises them with this huge donation, then “there is room so other people think they’re so lucky, and it all happened by email. ”
The way the scam is structured begins when, apparently, the“ MacKenzie foundation Bezos-Scott ”has selected the recipient to receive a grant. They ask the beneficiaries for their data.
As a second step the scammers ask have a small processing fee sent to unlock the grant . Of course, there is no subsidy, it is just a strategy to get the money out of the victims.
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