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Stefano Pessina Donation Scam Being Sent by Scammers

The fake "Stefano Pessina" donation email below is being sent by online scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them their personal information and subsequently their money. Stefano Pessina, Walgreens Boots Alliance's CEO, is not randomly donating money to lucky individuals around the world and will never ask you to send him your personal information or money.

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A "Stefano Pessina" Donation Scam Being Sent by Scammers

From: Mr Stefano Pessina <see02@centuvry.in>
Sent: Saturday, August 3, 2019 1:59 AM
Subject:
Hello,
I'm Stefano Pessina, an Italian business tycoon, investor, and philanthropist.the vice chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and the single largest shareholder of Walgreens Boots Alliance. I gave away 25 percent of my personal wealth to charity. And I also pledged to give away the rest of 25% this year 2019 to Individuals.. I have decided to donate $2,200,000.00USD (Two million two hundred thousand dollars)to you. If you are interested in my donation, do contact me for more info.
You can also read more about me via the link below
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefano_Pessina
Warm Regard
CEO Walgreens Boots Alliance
Stefano Pessina

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Mar 14, 2023 at 12:51 PM by an anonymous user from: Mandaluyong, National Capital Region, Philippines

I'm from the Philippines,and the scammer started communicating with me last Jan 1,2023.How can I protect myself coz I gave some personal info like my whole name,address in my country, and phone number?How can you help social media to be free of scammers,how can Pentagon helps in detecting these syndicates,they are using Facebook acct. like STEFANO PESSINA DONATIONS, STEFANO PESSINA (Personal Blog).I hope this scammers stops and I hope they will not harm us.

Dec 22, 2022 at 6:36 AM by an anonymous user from: Sectorul 1, Bucharest, Romania

the scam is online right now... take care and ignore this emails.

Jul 10, 2022 at 11:15 AM by an anonymous user from: North Olmsted, Ohio, United States

Thanks for this scam info I was about to answer the email from this but as usual I always Google it first to see if it’s a scam appreciate it thank you

Jun 7, 2022 at 7:54 AM by an anonymous user from: Edenburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Thank you for this info. I also received this email on 30 April this year.

Mar 11, 2022 at 8:01 AM by an anonymous user from: Almere-Stad, Flevoland, Netherlands

The Dutch version:

Hallo,

Ik ben Stefano Pessina, een Italiaanse zakenmagnaat, investeerder en filantroop. De vice-voorzitter, chief executive officer (CEO) en de grootste aandeelhouder van Walgreens Boots Alliance. Ik gaf 25 procent van mijn persoonlijke rijkdom weg aan goede doelen. Ik heb ook beloofd om de rest van 25% dit jaar 2022 weg te geven aan particulieren. Ik heb besloten om € 2.200.000,00 aan jou te doneren. Neem contact met mij op voor meer informatie. E-mail: pestefano1941-gmail.com

Via onderstaande link kun je ook meer over mij lezen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefano_Pessina

Vriendelijke groet
CEO Walgreens Boots Alliance
Stefano Pessina

Mar 7, 2022 at 9:40 AM by an anonymous user from: Norrmalm, Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

One more of this scam...

Hello,

I'm Stefano Pessina, an Italian business tycoon, investor and
philanthropist the vice chairman chief executive officer (CEO) and the
single largest shareholder of Walgreens Boots Alliance I gave away 25
percent of my personal wealth to charity And I also pledged to give
away the rest of 25% this year 2022 to Individuals I have decided to
donate €1,000.000,00Euro to you If you are interested in my donation, do
contact me for more information.

You can also read more about me from the link below

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefano_Pessina

Warm Regard
CEO Walgreens Boots Alliance
Stefano Pessina

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