bulletin from Suffolk Trading Standards
We have become aware of an email purporting to be from the World Health Organisation (WHO) which contains a link to a fake website asking for donations to the Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
Hackers and cyber scammers are taking advantage of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic by sending fraudulent email and WhatsApp messages that attempt to trick you into clicking on malicious links or opening attachments.
These actions can be used to steal money or sensitive information.
If you are contacted by a person or organisation that appears to be WHO, verify their authenticity before responding.
The World Health Organisation will:
• never ask for your username or password to access safety information
• never email attachments you didn’t ask for
• never ask you to visit a link outside of www.who.int
• never charge money to apply for a job, register for a conference, or reserve a hotel
• never conduct lotteries or offer prizes, grants, certificates or funding through email.
The only call for donations WHO has issued is the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, which is linked to below. Any other appeal for funding or donations that appears to be from WHO is a scam.
• COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund