CHARITY FRAUD

CHARITY FRAUD

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Charity fraud

In the year 2005, there was an earthquake that hit Haiti, and it was terrible. However, during that period, other individuals wanted to make money out of it. They tried their best to copy the charity organizations already in place like Red Cross or form new ones. This was done by most of the organizations by sending out emails that looked like those of the actual organizations which were being impersonated. According to the fraud organizations, the websites tried their level best to appeal to the people who were being reached out to help as the situation was devastating.

This had a significant effect on several organizations after individuals realized that some of the websites and organizations were fake and not real. For example, the red cross suffered from a lack of funds from some of its benefactors since some of them fell into the wrong side of the fake organizations, and their money got stolen in the name of assisting those in need.

Even though it is growing every day, the fraud ways different people use to get money are becoming a threat, and there is a need to stop them. Different organizations have brought in different methods and ways to prove that it is their organization. The government is also helping a lot. For example, some preventive measures can have a code to give to the customers and make sure that the code somehow helps those supporters realize that the organization is genuine. Another way would be for customers to check if the organization is registered.

Crime and fraud are set to increase and become more in the future with the continued technology. However, that does not mean the efforts will be less. On the contrary, it also means that efforts to combat the same will be made even more, and there will be a big challenge between the side of the law and the side of the lawbreakers, and the lawbreakers will do all possible to hide.

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Barrett, W. P. (n.d.). How To Spot Dubious Haiti Charity Pleas. Forbes. Retrieved June 9, 2021, from https://www.forbes.com/2010/01/13/haiti-earthquake-charities-personal-finance-spotting-scams.html?sh=5633665b46cf

‌FBI warns of Haitian Earthquake relief fund fraud | IAS Security. (n.d.). Security.ias.edu. Retrieved June 9, 2021, from https://security.ias.edu/fbi-warns-haitian-earthquake-relief-fund-fraud

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