Charities

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).

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 we have seen a rise in fraud related to the pandemic.

https://www.fraudadvisorypanel.org/events/covid-19-and-charity-fraud-what-to-watch-out-for-and-how-to-stay-safe/

Fraudsters are trying to capitalise on public generosity during the coronavirus pandemic by setting up fake funds and pretending to be established charities.

https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/fraudsters-exploit-public-generosity-during-crisis-with-fake-charity-scams-1-6643155?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social_Icon&utm_campaign=in_article_social_icons

This alert provides information and advice for charities about coronavirus (COVID-19) related fraud and cybercrime.

According to the ACFE’s upcoming 2020 Report to the Nations, nonprofit organizations were the victim in 9% of fraud cases reported by CFEs in the study — with a median loss per instance of $75,000 and an average loss of $639,000. Of these cases, nonprofit employees were more likely to commit fraud (39%), but those at the director and board level tended to steal more ($250,000 compared to $21,000 by employees). These losses might seem small when compared to the losses experienced by other types of victim organizations, but they can have a significant impact on nonprofits since many of them already have extremely limited financial resources. Furthermore, a fraud loss can be devastating to a nonprofit if the reputational damage and break in public trust cause a withdrawal of support and resources from donors.

https://www.acfe.com/fraud-examiner.aspx?id=4295010515&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVRFNFl6VTBaamd4Tm1abSIsInQiOiIyQXFWRFhwMGFVV3FSR3pOZHFJV2R4a1poekhCT0lHNWE0bmFPZUQxTHBlUHhpdFdGWnh5d0FhSEo4TjIrb09EMDRvNitPQnJTbjZBUzVaTjVZU0pnRHRrUXZUT3JaTVlUZEd6bFJ1SjlYSjJFXC91ZytTRVYzU0NVbHhxVnlqcWIifQ%3D%3D#.XpdPNh2HHb4.twitter#.XpdPNh2HHb4.twitter

East Ayrshire Council Trading Standards have joined forces with the Charity Commission in a plea to help local charities amid the coronavirus crisis.

Five steps to avoid insider fraud