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Fraud alert: Phishing emails impersonating the Academy President#

The office of Academia Europaea has been made aware of a fraudulent email being sent to Members of our Academy. The email falsely claims to be from the President of the Academy, Professor Donald Dingwell, and requests assistance regarding a certain Prof. Luhukay. There is no such member of the Academy, this is a phishing attempt!

If you receive such a suspicious message:

  • Do not respond.
  • Do not click on any links or open attachments.

The sender of the mail is stated as: Donald.B.Dingwell@outlook.com - this is a fake mail address which has nothing to do with the Academy.

Text of the fraudulent mail:

Greetings to you all,

I hope this email finds you all well.

One of our members and a good friend of mine: Prof. Luhukay PGMD [AE - Utrecht, Netherlands] needs our help. He is suffering from a critical heart disease that requires a heart transplant. The cost of the transplant is too large for him to raise in a short period, so he reached out to me for help. Due to how time-sensitive his case is, I'm appealing to your kind hearts to donate to save one of our own.

If you would like to donate, please let me know so I will furnish his bank details.

Thanks,

Prof. Donald B. Dingwell,
President
Academia Europaea

Do not respond to the mail or click on any links or open attachments! Delete the mail immediately! #





Posted 31st August 2026 by Academia Europaea.

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