Awareness low on new scheme that can help charities reclaim money lost to scams
UK charities that fall victim to fraud are eligible to reclaim lost funds through their banks, but few are aware…
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Siblings sentenced in charity fraud case
Birmingham brother and sister Rajbinder Kaur and Khaldip Singh Lehal were sentenced on 9 January, with Kaur jailed and Lehal…
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Charity Commission publishes new guides on cybercrime & fraud
The Charity Commission has published bespoke guidance for trustees on how to protect their charity from cybercrime, and a guide…
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Charity Fraud Awareness Week programme revealed
Next week is Charity Fraud Awareness Week (Monday 25 – Friday 29 November), offering a series of free events run in conjunction…
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Regulators share safer giving message after charities lose £2.7mn to fraudsters in past year
The Fundraising Regulator, Charity Commission for England and Wales and Action Fraud are marking Giving Tuesday by launching their annual…
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Charity fraud on the up, with half conducted by people within the organisation
Charity fraud is on the up, according to a survey of 120 charity leaders, with 43% saying their organisations were…
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2024 Charity Fraud Awareness Week to include one-day conference on protecting your charity
This year’s Charity Fraud Awareness Week runs from Monday 27 November to Friday 1 December, with a one-day conference taking…
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Almost 6 in 10 charities expect fraud to rise in 2023
Almost six in ten charities believe the risk of fraud will increase in 2023 with misappropriation of funds by staff…
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Regulators join forces to help people give safely this Christmas
With reports of charity fraud increasing by more than 40% in the last year, the Fundraising Regulator, Charity Commission for…
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1 in 8 charities affected by cyber crime in past 12 months
One in eight charities experienced cybercrime in the past year yet only around a quarter of charities have a formal…
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Consumers have lost £1.6m to online charity fraud in past year
In the past year (October 2020 to October 2021), Action Fraud has received 702 reports of online charity fraud from…
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Fraud: Charities warned to be extra vigilant over coming months
Charities lost almost £8.6 million to fraud in the last financial year, and the Fraud Advisory Panel is warning charities…