Charities

A Telford woman who stole from a vulnerable pensioner she befriended, and who scammed other elderly people with fake sponsorship stories to fund a drug habit, has been jailed.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2018/02/16/telford-charity-fraud-drug-addict-is-jailed/

Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime, has warned that fraudsters have been pretending to be the British Council to trick people into handing over money

https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/action-fraud-warns-that-charity-s-name-being-used-in-scams.html

The Charities Commission has written to Oxfam 'as a matter of urgency' to find out more of the Oxford-based charity's conduct following a major disaster in 2011.

http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/news/15986015.Charities_Commission_writes_to_Oxfam__as_a_matter_of_urgency__following_sex_allegations/

Police are investigating a woman after she went missing following a fraud probe into the charity where she volunteered

http://thirdforcenews.org.uk/tfn-news/missing-woman-at-centre-of-charity-fraud-probe

Most fundraising is genuine. Only a small minority of collections and appeals are scams. But fraudsters are expert at hijacking our kindness and stealing our donations.

https://www.fraudadvisorypanel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Giving-Safely-WEB-Oct17.pdf

The two founders of a Birmingham anti-bullying charity are to appear in court, charged with fraud.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/founders-action-4-bullying-charity-14178075

Parents with children at private schools are at risk of losing tens of thousands of pounds to email fraudsters who convince them to pay their fees into scam accounts, the Charity Commission has warned

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/private-school-scam-warning-charity-commission-says-parents/

They are sending requests for payment that look like they come from schools' email accounts

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/fraudsters-are-intercepting-school-fee-payments-warns-charity

A new company, Giftcoin, is hoping to launch an online giving platform this year that will use blockchain technology to bring about a “revolution in charitable giving” by helping charities to be more transparent and build better relationships with donors.

https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/plans-new-cryptocurrency-platform-to-revolutionise-charity-giving.html

The chief executive of the Birmingham Dogs Home charity had a gambling addiction which meant he ended up funnelling cash from the charity into his personal account - taking £894,754. 

http://www.itv.com/news/central/2017-12-22/animal-charity-boss-jailed-for-nearly-900-000-fraud/