Type of a scam Government Grant
I received the following email: This is to inform you that Oxfam (UAE) has awarded the user of this email account a cash grant of $550,000.00 usd,(Five hundred and fifty thousand dollars) in our seasonal charity offer. To file claims swiftly respond to this email:([email protected]). Please contact him with Qualification Number…… Dr. Greg Anthony. The authentic Oxfam confirmed this is a scam: "Thank you for taking the time to bring this to our attention. I would like to confirm that this is not a legitimate email from Oxfam. There are various scams going around that fraudulently use Oxfam’s name and we’re always grateful to our supporters when they take the time to alert us to them. We take these scams very seriously because we are aware of the potential damage they could do to our reputation and the risk of the general public being defrauded. As you might be aware, it is often very difficult to track down scammers. However, drawing these scams to our attention gives us the opportunity to investigate and hopefully pursue the people responsible. We have issued a notice on our website to inform the public that we are aware of this ongoing issue (http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/contact-us/email-scam) and I would recommend that you have a read through this important information. I have also forwarded the website link you provided to the relevant department so that they can investigate this further."