New warning about fraudulent charity email scams
-02/11/06
The UK-based international
New warning about fraudulent charity email scams
-02/11/06
The UK-based international development agency Christian Aid has issued a new warning to its supporters about fraudulent donation-seeking emails which appear to be coming from a legitimate source.
Aid, development and religious groups have been especially prey to this trick ñ whereby fraudsters produce fake addresses and websites which look to the unwary recipient as if they belong to a recognised charity.
Millions of pounds are now siphoned off in internet fraud. Christian Aid is especially concerned about fake ëcash grantí circulars which seek to get people to pass on bank details.
Another popular tactic is ëphishingí ñ illegally trying to get bank or credit card details by asking people to ëregisterí or ëre-registerí with what purports to be a legitimate financial institution.
In an added cruel twist, phishers sometimes seek to persuade people to part with data ëfor the enhanced security of your accountí.
A spokesperson for the relief and advocacy agency said: ìChristian Aid, in common with a number of charitable agencies, has been the subject of recent fraudulent attempts to obtain bank details of partners, supporters and unconnected parties.î
ìThe common theme is an email communication, purporting to come from Christian Aid, informing the recipient that the he / she has been awarded a substantial cash grant through a lottery process. The recipient is invited to register details with the sender in order to collect the cash sum.
ìNeedless to say, we donít make cash awards of this nature, and this communication is bogus. If you receive such an email, please, under no circumstances register your details with the sender ñ please simply delete the message.
Christian Aid conclude: ìWe are doing what we can to notify the appropriate authorities, and we are following up with hosting providers where we can identify them, but we cannot guarantee that we can prevent all such communications circulating.î
New warning about fraudulent charity email scams
-02/11/06
The UK-based international development agency Christian Aid has issued a new warning to its supporters about fraudulent donation-seeking emails which appear to be coming from a legitimate source.
Aid, development and religious groups have been especially prey to this trick ñ whereby fraudsters produce fake addresses and websites which look to the unwary recipient as if they belong to a recognised charity.
Millions of pounds are now siphoned off in internet fraud. Christian Aid is especially concerned about fake ëcash grantí circulars which seek to get people to pass on bank details.
Another popular tactic is ëphishingí ñ illegally trying to get bank or credit card details by asking people to ëregisterí or ëre-registerí with what purports to be a legitimate financial institution.
In an added cruel twist, phishers sometimes seek to persuade people to part with data ëfor the enhanced security of your accountí.
A spokesperson for the relief and advocacy agency said: ìChristian Aid, in common with a number of charitable agencies, has been the subject of recent fraudulent attempts to obtain bank details of partners, supporters and unconnected parties.î
ìThe common theme is an email communication, purporting to come from Christian Aid, informing the recipient that the he / she has been awarded a substantial cash grant through a lottery process. The recipient is invited to register details with the sender in order to collect the cash sum.
ìNeedless to say, we donít make cash awards of this nature, and this communication is bogus. If you receive such an email, please, under no circumstances register your details with the sender ñ please simply delete the message.
Christian Aid conclude: ìWe are doing what we can to notify the appropriate authorities, and we are following up with hosting providers where we can identify them, but we cannot guarantee that we can prevent all such communications circulating.î