Sophos has found a new scam email that pretends to be from the Princess Diana Memorial Foundation. The email informs the receiver of a sizeable grant from the fund and asks for bank details or a “handling fee” from the receiver.


Sophos has found a new scam email that pretends to be from the Princess Diana Memorial Foundation.

The email informs the receiver that they have won a grant for ₤2,598,000.00. To receive the grant, they are requested to reply to the email for further instructions.

Researchers at Sophos believe that the emails are a variant of the “Letters from Nigeria” scam. They believe that the emails are designed to steal information about the receiver’s bank account or they demand a “handling fee” for the money transfer.

Graham Cluley, Senior Technology Consultant, Sophos, said, “Using the name of a genuine employee of the Diana Memorial Fund in the email may be an attempt to give the message greater credibility for anyone who searches for more information on the web.

However, the address given in the email is not that of the real charity whose website can be found at www.theworkcontinues.org” [Source]

Sophos has warned users to beware of such unsolicited emails.

 

 

 

 

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