Tsunami Disaster Based Fraud Letter

From: Tearfund

 

Where did this letter come from?  This letter originated in Ireland which is in the UK.  However, I sincerely doubt that Tearfund, a legitimate UK and worldwide charity, would send out spam.  Additionally, their actual email address is .  Please note that the address uses the domain name, not "yahoo.com."  This letter did not come from Tearfund and is an attempt to divert charitable funds meant for Tearfund to a swindler's pocket.  A copy of this letter has been sent to Tearfund.  Verify UK Charities HERE.

 

From: George Obum [mailto:george_obum@yahoo.ca]
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 11:37 AM
Subject: "PLEASE HELP NOW TO SAVE MILLIONS OF LIVES"

 
 TEARFUND
{A Non Governmental Organization based in UK}
100 Church Road
Teddington
Middlesex
TW11 8QE                          December Tsunami Earthquake Appeal
 
"YOU CAN HELP NOW TO SAVE MILLIONS OF LIVES.EVERY PENNY  YOU GIVE COUNTS"
 
Tearfund is a  Non Governmental Organization based in UK with aims and
objectives of helping those that are in needs  as we are refering to the case
of DECEMBER TSUNAMI SOUTH ASIAN VICTIMS.
 
We hereby appeal to you to contribute for the survival of Tsunami victims AS
God loves a cheerful giver for you will never lack.
 
Please email us back to inquire on how you will send your donations as we will publish in our publications,list of those who responded on our appeal funds to help the Tsunami Victims.
Here are some of our works and acheivements. In 2003-4, Tearfund worked with local partners in more than 70 countries around the world. Communities are encouraged to come up with initiatives to shape their own future. These could be providing healthcare, literacy classes, clean water and sanitation, HIV/AIDS education, drug rehabilitation or food security programmes. whether it’s a flood, famine, earthquake or war – poor people suffer most.
Tearfund is on standby to respond with crucial emergency relief. But we’re also aiming to prevent disasters before they happen. Year-round, we are helping people who live in vulnerable places to find better ways to cope with the unexpected. And this doesn’t just save money, it saves lives.
Sudan emergency appeal Tearfund supporters have responded with overwhelming generosity to our
emergency appeal for Darfur, western Sudan, where more than a million people have fled their homes – in the latest of this troubled nation’s agonies.
 
People like Dalma Wadi, 25, who is featured in the appeal section of this
website: ‘Men on horseback came to my village,’ she told us. ‘They killed a lot of people, stole our wealth and burnt our homes. I took my child and ran.’
 
Your support has enabled us to bring life-saving relief in Darfur itself. Our
relief team is working in the camps providing health education, building
toilets and helping malnourished children.
We are also supporting a network of local churches in neighbouring Chad. These churches have provided tents, toilets and wells for Sudanese who fled across the border at the beginning of the crisis.
 
So far supporters have donated more than £5 million. This will save lives
today – and help restore communities in the long-term.God bless you as your
respond quickly via this email address or georgeobum@yahoo.com
 
Kind Regards,
George Obum
Emergency Relief Coordinator.
Tearfund{A Non Governmental Organization based in UK}