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Email Scams Claiming to be
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Ellen Bowell or Prof. Leslie Nath at the World Health Organization®
Have you received an email from "Ellen Bowell or Prof. Leslie Nath" claiming to be from the World Health Organization®, asking you "to utilize these funds for its main purpose. "Helping the less privileged".". Beware!
This is a scam, and a rather pathetic one, at that!
The World Health Organization® does NOT use email as a means to contact private citizens
nor request them
"to utilize these funds for its main purpose. Helping the less privileged".
The name given was "Ellen Bowell or Prof. Leslie Nath". Remember that these names may be made up, or
them names of real people who are unaffiliated with the scam!
World Health Organization®is not connected to this scam in any
way. The scammer hopes to con you into sending money for various "fees" to free the fortune.
If you would like a step by step
explanation of how this type of "Advance Fee Fraud" works, click here!
See a sample of this scam email below and some obvious clues that it is a
scam:
- The World Health Organization does not conduct lotteries nor give away
money.
- The email address for "Professor Leslie Nath K" is actually to
rodriguez10@att.net.mx
- "Ellen" cannot spell her own title correctly.
From:
Prof. Leslie Nath. K
To:
undisclosed-recipients:
Sent:
Monday, March 03, 2008 1:22 PM
Subject:
World Health Organization®
A certified Award check left the World Health Organization® Head Quarters
since on 20th February for your address, it is important we know if you have
received these parcel, so as to know when to invite you for the Winners
Dinner
night on the 20th April, 2008. If the parcel is not received yet then get
back
to us with details of your correct address. The Organization acknowledge the
fact that you are a very responsible PERSONEL and believe you will utilize
these funds for its main purpose. "Helping the less privileged". We
understand
the gravity of your work and how it takes most of your time; we hope you
will
create just little time to handle this project. Please, Re-confirm this
information's again Full Names, Full Address and Phone Numbers.
Do contact the three EMAIL addresses below all at ONCE with the details of
your address. You will have to put in your own quota into this project.
Secetary,
Ellen Bowell,
World Health Organization®
1. E-mail:
worldhealthorganization@us.com
2. E-mail:
w.healthorganization@yahoo.com.au
3. E-mail:
support@whoaward.net
How to Report a Fraudulent Organization, Agency or Business Proposal
In the United States contact:
U.S. Secret Service
Financial Crimes Division
1800 G Street, NW
Room 942
Washington, DC 20223
Phone: (202) 435–5850
Fax: (202) 435–5031
Or contact the local U.S. Secret Service Field Office.
Overseas
Contact the Foreign Commercial Service (FSC) at the nearest U.S.
Embassy or Consulate. If there is no FCS office, contact the American Citizens
Services Unit of the Consular Section or the Regional Security Office.
For a comprehensive list
of national and international agencies to report scams, see this page.
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