Charity regulator warns about fraudulent letters sent on its behalf
Charity Commission warns charities about fraudulent messages recently sent to charities and trustees.
The messages typically request action to be taken such as removing a trustee or chief executive from their position, releasing funds as part of a grant or supplying documents such as a passport or utility bill. They may be signed as coming from 바카라 사이트˜the Commission,바카라 사이트™ Chief Executive Officer and/or its Directors. Â
We have reported the incidents to Action Fraud and will continue to monitor the situation. Â
It바카라 사이트™s not always easy to tell if correspondence is real or fake, however please note we:
- will only send you a letter just by post only if we do not have your current email address. Check and update your details
- rarely address letters generically, for example 바카라 사이트˜to whom it may concern바카라 사이트™
- do not write letters or emails of certification on behalf of UK charities regarding tax exemption or any other matters
- do not issue requests to authenticate an account online by supplying personal identity documents
- will not ask you to provide banking information
In the rare circumstance where we might send you a letter by post  it will:
- be franked 바카라 사이트“ not stamped
- normally have a case number or reference on itÂ
- be unlikely to be marked as 바카라 사이트˜Strictly Private and Confidential바카라 사이트™Â
- come from the Charity Commission for 바카라 사이트˜England and Wales바카라 사이트™, not the 바카라 사이트˜UK바카라 사이트™ or 바카라 사이트˜England바카라 사이트™
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.Â
Matters to do with casework or investigation would normally come from a caseworker or a team at the Commission .Â
If you are in any doubt, contact us to check.