Charities

A former solicitor has admitted stealing about £350,000 from two charities after he fell foul of a scam. Hugh Lansdell, 71 and from Norwich, last week pleaded guilty at Norwich Magistrates’ Court to one count of fraud by abuse of position between August 2015 and July 2017.

https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/former-solicitor-admits-stealing-350k-two-charities-scammed/finance/article/1692701

In 2020 we are planning to combine the Charity Fraud Conference with two more of our successful events

 https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/events/fraud2020.html

The Charity Commission, an independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, has appointed an interim manager to Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries International (1100416), a north London-based charity, which exists to promote Christianity.

HEARTLESS fraudsters are posing as fake charity collectors before taking money from kind-hearted victims.

https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/18669924.police-fire-warning-rise-fake-charity-collector-frauds/?ref=twtrec

Multiple charities – including the Church of England – that claim they lost out after a senior partner stole millions from clients’ estates are suing her, her former partner, the firm and its insurer.

A man who fraudulently obtained money from a mother and her daughter was convicted of his crimes at Inner London Crown Court on Tuesday, 21 July.

BURY Trading Standards is supporting the Citizens Advice campaign on scams awareness which is currently running.

Beamish Museum, a major attraction in the North East, reported concerns to the Charity Commission and Durham Police.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2020/06/05/police-inquiry-over-financial-concerns-at-open-air-museum/

This webinar will highlight some of the common ways that charities may be affected by fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide some simple prevention tips.

A WEE COUNTY charity has warned of criminals taking advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic to scam organisations buying personal protective equipment (PPE).