Christian Aid's name gets misused in email scam
Howard Lake | 19 September 2006 | Blogs
Email scammers continue to use and abuse genuine charities’ names in an effort to con money out of the naive/greedy/foolish. The latest charity to receive this treatment is Christian Aid. According to this spam, the recipient, whether an individual or a charity, is the lucky beneficiary of Christian Aid’s scattergun largesse.
Needless to say, we do not recommend you bother responding to this scam. Those phone numbers could well be premium-rate, and since when did Christian Aid need to resort to using an excite.com email address to communicate with grants recipients?!
Here is the text of this pernicious spam:
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CHRISTIAN AID
35 Lower Marsh,
Waterloo London.
SE1 7RL.
Dear Sir/Madam
This is to notify you that you have been chosen by The Board of
Trustees of the Christian Aid (NGO UK) as one of the final recipients
of a Cash Grant/Donation Economic growth and a poverty alleviation scheme.
Christian Aid (U.K.) a Multi-Million Pounds NGO group was established
with the objective Of Human Growth, Poverty alleviation, Educational
and Community development.
In line with the 61st anniversary program, the Christian Aid (U.K.) in
conjunction with the European Council is giving out One Hundred Million
Pounds Sterling as specific Donations/Grants to 40 lucky International
recipients worldwide in different Categories for Business development
and charitable work.
These funds are freely given to use for your business, educational
development, charitable work and your Community development at large.
Your Email was selected Based on an internet random Selection exercise,
you are therefore confirmed one of The lucky recipients and are
entitled To GBP £2,500,000.00 (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS
STERLING ) as charity donations/grant from the Christian Aid (UK).
You are required to Contact immediately the Christian Aid (UK)
Secretary Below: for Qualification documentations, verification and
Processing of your GBP£2,500,000.00, entitlement. Endeavor to quote
your Qualification Number: (N-222-6747, E-900-56).
Rev.Phillips Graham
Christian Aid (UK)
TEL: +44-701-112-0459
FAX: +44-871-239-2112
Email:
ch**************@ex****.com
Endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers (N-222-6747, E-900-56) in
all your correspondence with Rev Phillips Graham.
Please note that these donations/Grants are administered by a UK Bank
and therefore subject to UK Banking Laws. You are by all means advised
To keep this whole information confidential until you have collected
your donation, this is to avoid double And unqualified claim, due to
Beneficiaries informing Third parties on cash grant donation.
On behalf of the Board, kindly accept our warmest Congratulations!
Yours faithfully,
Dr Daleep Mukarji
Christian Aid Director.
NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS BOX CONTACT THE CHRISTIAN AID SECRETARY IMMEDIATELY
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