Warning about email scam

CAFOD supporters should beware of an email scam currently being circulated claiming to be from CAFOD director, Chris Bain.

With the subject line "CAFOD CHARITABLE ORGANISATION”, the email claims the receiver of the message has been appointed the legal recipient of a fund worth $200,000 to help alleviate poverty among widows and orphans. The email asks you to provide your full address and phone numbers.

CAFOD stresses this email has been created and emailed out fraudently, and warns anyone receiving it to immediately delete it from their system, and report they have received it to their IT department or supplier.

CAFOD director of the communities and supporter division, Tom O’Connor says: "We are rigorously investigating the source of this spam email and would like to assure supporters that we do not condone any such behaviour designed to exploit the excellent reputation that CAFOD enjoys worldwide for our hard work.

"We would also like to make it clear that CAFOD has a strict policy never to send out unsolicited emails. Only those who have specifically requested email communications will be contacted in this way by us."

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