Charity Commission warns charities about fraudulent messages recently sent to charities and trustees.
The Charity Commission has been made aware of fraudulent communications being sent to charities, trustees, and executives. These deceptive messages often request actions such as the removal of trustees or chief executives, the release of grant funds, or the submission of personal documents like passports or utility bills.
These messages may falsely claim to be from ‘the Commission,’ the Chief Executive Officer, or its Directors. They have reported these incidents to Action Fraud and will continue to monitor the situation closely. The Charity Commission said:
“It is unlikely that any serious allegations against individuals would be detailed in a letter, or that we would name individuals before there was clear evidence of wrongdoing.
Matters to do with casework or investigation would normally come from a caseworker or a team at the Commission.”
