# Trust's name misused in spam email

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/05/18/trust039s-name-misused-spam-email/
- Published: 2006-05-18T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Peter Harrison Foundation is warning charities that a spoof email is circulating
using the grantmaker’s name and offering organisations a grant of US$2.5million.

The spam email does not, however, use the foundation’s correct email address, and
instead uses “pe**********************@***oo.com“. That should be enough to warn
any recipients that the sender is not genuine, but nevertheless the foundation is
advising recipients to ignore the message if they receive it.

 

 

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It will shortly publish a warning on its website to this effect. Meanwhile, if anyone
can shed any light on the spam’s provenance they are encouraged to contact [Maria Ersser](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/mailto:ma***@*****************rg.uk).

 

 

One example of the spam is below:

 

 

> —–Original Message—–
> From: PETER HARRISON [mailto:pe**********************@***oo.com” title=”This contact
> has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding
> make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.” data-original-string=”6bIZsxPYijeeZQKf5Oe/
> 8g==468ALzDOVL39pj9/Z9EvrUTQbb7v8HPNrHI+ER7ejqfl2t2RXvR3ZAVHCAk/G49cw6u]
> Sent: 17 May 2006 23:16
> To: pe**********************@***oo.com
> Subject: Peter Harrison Foundation.
> Foundation
> Foundation House
> 42-48 London Road
> Reigate
> Surrey
> RH2 9QQ
> Attn: The Management Committee,
> I, Mr. Peter Harrison on behalf of Peter Harrison Foundation 42-48 London Road
> Reigate Surrey RH2 9QQ London. .
> I write to inform you on my high interest to assist your organisation financially
> to its obligations. I thereby want to offer your organisation a grant of US$2.5million
> USD only.
> You are advised to indicate your acceptance by return mail within 24 hours to 
> the receipt of this mail.
> Thanks in Hand,
> P. Harrison (Chairman)
> Peter Harrison Foundation

 

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