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 ‘the Commission,’ Chief Executive Officer and/or its Directors.
We have reported the incidents to Action Fraud and will continue to monitor the situation.
It’s not always easy to tell if correspondence is real or fake, however please note we:
In the rare circumstance where we might send you a letter by post it will:
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 .
If you are in any doubt, contact us to check.