Phishing Scams “Fundraising” For Ukraine
Action Fraud has revealed that it has received 196 reports of scam emails purporting to raise money for those affected by the conflict in Ukraine. Fraudsters have used a variety of methods in order to get potential victims to part with their cash, which includes selling t-shirts and soliciting cryptocurrency donations.
Action Fraud advice on how to detect such scams includes…
- Checking a charity’s name and registration number at www.gov.uk/checkcharity to confirm its legitimacy. Typing the address of the charity website rather than clicking on a link when donating online.
- Both the NCSC and Action Fraud encourage everyone to forward suspicious emails to report@phising.gov.uk
If you want to help people affected by the conflict in the Ukraine, but are unsure how to do so safely, you can donate via Disasters Emergency Committee/ This is a group consisting of 15 well-established, reputable charities that are experts in humanitarian aid and specialise in different areas of disaster response.
