Charities

An "impulsive" fraudster who fleeced a church for more than £38,000 has been jailed.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2023/05/05/jailed-impulsive-fraudster-conned-38000-from-telford-church-funds/

An ex-charity trustee has admitted committing fraud while he was heading up a privatised probation organisation.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ex-chairman-north-east-private-190000462.html/

A fraudulent fundraiser who failed to hand over more than £2,000 in charity cash to Macmillan Cancer Support has been told his actions were "abhorrent" by magistrates.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2023/04/08/abhorrent-fraudster-failed-to-pay-more-than-2000-to-cancer-nurse-charity/

Fraudsters impersonating members of a Sikh temple in Kent have tricked people in India into giving them money under false promises of work and visas.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/fraudsters-pose-as-gravesend-gurdwara-sikh-temple-in-work-and-visa-scam/ar-AA19BTW2

A bereavement charity has said it is “deeply saddened and disappointed” after a former employee was jailed for defrauding the organisation. 

https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/bereavement-charity-saddened-as-ex-employee-jailed-for-fraud.html

In the latest report published in December 2022 by the Fraud Advisory Panel in conjunction with BDO LLP, 100 UK based charities were surveyed. 69% said that they had experienced financial loss due to fraud. 58% said they believed that the risk of fraud will increase over the next 12 months. But why is the risk of charities becoming the victims of fraud increasing?

The tragic events in Turkey and Syria have led many of us to donate to charity to help the suffering of those affected. But an industry watchdog has warned that we need to be sure that we're not falling into the hands of fraudsters.

https://www.yourmoney.com/household-bills/beware-charity-scammers-preying-on-turkey-and-syria-quake-disasters/

A pernicious and disheartening crime, fundraising fraud poses a threat to the entire charity sector. Here, experts provide their thoughts on how to manage the relevant risks.

https://www.icaew.com/insights/viewpoints-on-the-news/2023/jan-2023/how-can-charities-combat-fundraising-fraud

A Black Lives Matter organiser has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges relating to fundraising pages set up around the time of the demonstration in Bristol that ended with a statue of Edward Colston being toppled into the city’s harbour.

https://www.thenational.wales/news/23225192.blm-organiser-denies-fraud-charges-related-colston-protest/?ref=twtrec

An official who defrauded the Church of England out of £5.2 million to spend on his lavish lifestyle travelling the world has been jailed for five years.

https://www.thenational.wales/news/23200933.official-defrauded-church-england-5-2m-jailed-five-years/?ref=twtrec