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:

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

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 3467