# Hoax email appeal for London bombings victims

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/07/11/hoax-email-appeal-london-bombings-victims/
- Published: 2005-07-11T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Australians have been receiving hoax email
appeals asking for donations to the Red Cross in response to the terrorist bombings
in London on 7 July.
The emails, which originate in the USA, according to Australian
Federal Police, use graphics and text taken without permission from the British 
Red Cross’ website. They then ask for the recipient’s credit card details.

The British Red Cross told the newspaper that it had not sent out any such email
appeals.
The British Red Cross is running its legitimate appeal in the wake of the
disaster and is accepting donations online.

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