INFORMATION ON FRAUDULENT E-MAILS

Scam warning
It has come to our attention that scam e-mails alleging to be from or associated with UNA-UK are in circulation.

These scam e-mails are designed to obtain people's bank account details and money fraudulently. In an attempt to mislead recipients into thinking that their activities are genuine, the criminals behind these scams:

• make unauthorised use of UNA-UK’s postal address (3 Whitehall Court, London SW1A 2EL) on their documents;
• make unauthorised references in their documents to the names of current and former UNA-UK staff or employees;
• use bogus e-mail addresses that appear to originate from UNA-UK; and/or
• use names of fictitious companies or organisations that appear similar to the name of UNA-UK.

Please note that UNA-UK is not the United Nations. We do not act as a consultant or intermediary in securing employment or service contracts with the United Nations or with multi-national corporations. There is no such thing as a ‘UN Anti-Terrorism Certificate’ or a ‘UN Lottery’.

How can I spot a fraud?
The scam e-mails are poorly written and usually ask the recipient to reply to a Yahoo, Hotmail or Gmail e-mail address. They promise bogus cash prizes or unsolicited job offers and ask for personal information such as bank account or passport details.

Amongst others, the following names and e-mail addresses are known to have been used in hoax emails:

Frank Wong
Mr Adam Rogers
Mr Edward Jones
Mr David Cox
Rev. Thomas Paul
Capt. J.C. Williams
Rev. Dick Lugar
Rev. Roger Hedges
Mr Ronald Johnson
Dr Benson Cooke
Rev. Mary Martins

directorgeneral_unantifraudoffice@yahoo.co.uk
adam@uncdf.registrars.org.uk
infounitednation@rexian.com
revhill155@yahoo.co.uk
prof_donbruce@ubbi.com
chris.baker@ecowascounsellor.com
agencymail@web2mail.com
marymartins_unitednations2@yahoo.co.uk

If you have received such an e-mail, or are in doubt as to the authenticity of any communication, please contact us at the following e-mail address: website (AT) una.org.uk or call 020 7766 3456