"Elena Boris Charity Donation" Scam Created by Online Scammers

Recipients of "Elena Boris" donation emails like the one below are asked to delete them. The fake emails are being sent by online scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into contacting them. Once the scammers are contacted, they will ask their potential victims for their personal information, which they will keep and sell other scammers. And, they will ask their potential victims to send money in order to receive their so-called donation. But, if the money is sent, the scammers will take it and disappear.

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Elena Boris Charity Donation Scam Created by Online Scammers

Remember, once you asked to send personal information or money in order to receive a donation via an unsolicited email message, it is an online scammer attempting to rob you.

The "Elena Boris Charity Donation" Donation Scam

Subject: Greetings

From: Alan Nieminen <alan.nieminen@ipsa.fr>

Date: Today, 7:02 AM

INFO@OUTLOOK.COM

Greetings and good day. My name is Elena boris, I have a donation worth ten million, one hundred and forty two thousand, seven hundred and twenty eight dollars for you, you will own 50% of this donated amount and the balance will go to the needy, churches, orphanages and others.

Kindly reply with your name country age state and phone number.

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July 23, 2018 at 1:02 AM by
"Elena Boris Charity Donation" Scam Created by Online Scammers
an anonymous user from: Taipei City, Taiwan, Taiwan

- Mensagem original -

De: Maria Carolina. Novaes <maria.novaes@educatu.com.br>

Enviadas: Sun, 22 Jul 2018 14:31:55 -0300 (BRT)

Assunto:

Dear Friend,

I am Elena Boris from Sofia, Bulgaria, married to Late Engineer

Boris who worked with MULTINATIONAL OIL COMPANY EXXON AS A

DRILLING RIG SUPPLIER in Kuwait for 19 years before he died on the

22nd August 2009. We were married for twenty four years without a

child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.

Before his death, he has the sum of USD 10,142,728.00 Dollars

with a courier company in india and this fund is presently with the courier awaiting my

disbursement as beneficiary and next of kin to the funds. Recently, my

Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight months due to

cancer problem. Having known my condition I decided to donate this

fund to a church, organization or good person that will utilize this

money in good faith.

l took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit

this money. I kept this deposit secret till date; this is why I am

taking this decision. I don't think I will need any telephone

communication in this regard because of the confidentiality of this

transaction. Upon your reply I shall give you the contact of the courier. I

will also issue a letter of authorization to the courier that will prove

you the present beneficiary of this money. So you are to send me your address, name, country and mobile.

Await your responds and God bless you.

Elena Boris

- Mensagem original -

Para: maria novaes <maria.novaes@educatu.com.br>

Enviadas: Fri, 04 May 2018 12:15:26 -0300 (BRT)

Assunto: Atividades para a Avenida é sua

OI Carol,

Estou enviando, em anexo, as atividades para imprimir.

Precisa imprimir 10 folhas de cada e depois precisamos cortar e já deixar organizado para o domingo.

Você vale ouro!

Obrigada pela dedicação,

Alessandra

-

Maria Carolina Novaes

Bibliotecária- Secretaria Municipal de Educação

CRB-08/9516

Tel.: (14)3811-3170

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Maria Carolina Novaes

Bibliotecária- Secretaria Municipal de Educação

CRB-08/9516

Tel.: (14)3811-3170

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June 19, 2018 at 11:18 AM by
"Elena Boris Charity Donation" Scam Created by Online Scammers
an anonymous user from: Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina

I received the same msj from above that Mrs. Elena Boris married to the drilling ing and unfortunately I answered and sent my name and address to the sector.

But to help me get a job in the company. After this curiosity killed me and I go looking for the company icc-worldwide that supposedly is the messenger that will give me the money and out of curiosity to the page and see that they did not allow the sending of coins; intrigued me and I wanted to find out more until I see this post. I will stop believing in pregnant birds.

Delete

June 7, 2018 at 12:58 PM by
"Elena Boris Charity Donation" Scam Created by Online Scammers
info

Here is another scam:

"Dear Friend,

I am Elena Boris from Sofia, Bulgaria, married to Late Engineer Boris who worked with MULTINATIONAL OIL COMPANY EXXON AS A DRILLING RIG SUPPLIER in Kuwait for 19 years before he died on the 22nd August 2009. We were married for twenty four years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.

Before his death, he has the sum of USD 10,142,728.00 Dollars with a courier company in india and this fund is presently with the courier awaiting my disbursement as beneficiary and next of kin to the funds. Recently, my

Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight months due to

cancer problem. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church, organization or good person that will utilize this money in good faith.

l took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money. I kept this deposit secret till date; this is why I am taking this decision. I don't think I will need any telephone communication in this regard because of the confidentiality of this transaction. Upon your reply I shall give you the contact of the courier.

I will also issue a letter of authorization to the courier that will prove

you the present beneficiary of this money. So you are to send me your address, name, country and mobile.

Reply to my personal e-mail address: yuakls1@outlook.com

Await your responds and God bless you.

Elena Boris"

Delete

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"Elena Boris Charity Donation" Scam Created by Online Scammers