Phishing E-mail Scam Claims to be from Red Cross

The Office of Investigations, Compliance and Ethics has been alerted to communications circulating via e-mail claiming that the Red Cross, in collaboration with the Romania Government, is asking for donations to help the people in Tecuci, Romania. The e-mail asks to make a wire transfer of over $100 to a bank account in Romania; or for donations under $100 to use a Pay Pal account addressed as redcross@representative.com

The American Red Cross does not advertise for donations to be sent to a Romanian Bank account. This is an e-mail scam using the American Red Cross brand, and the Internet Crime Complaint Center of the FBI has been notified. If you received this e-mail, treat it with caution. To avoid becoming a victim of fraud, do not forward any personal information in response to unsolicited and suspicious e-mails.