Charity fraud

All you want to know about Charity fraud

Charity fraud is the act of using deception to get money from people who believe they are making donations to charities. Often a person or a group of people will make material representations that they are a charity or part of charity and ask prospective donors for contributions to the non-existent charity.

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History

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Impact

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See also

External links

  • UK: use the Charity Commission to find out if the organsiation you want to support is formally registered.
  • UK: Intelligent Giving gives an independent analysis of a charity's transparency for prospective donors(UK)
    • Rumours about fraud and related activity are discussed in its Watchdog section
  • Charity On Trial: What You Need To Know Before You Give by Doug White1
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