Having read a first hand experience of a fellow forumer... I thought our visitors might like this information on a bout of cold calling scammers claiming to be working on behalf of a charity !
The telephone call basically involves a request for confirmation of bank details so that payment can be made for a
'previously agreed' (untrue) donation amount or for payment of an advertisement that
'has' (untrue) been published in a magazine/newspaper etc.
These Ads are ficticious and the arrangements are a scam.. and whilst the scammers are targetting smaller businesses at the moment .. we felt everyone should be aware of what is going on just incase tactics are altered !!!
The following quote was copied from here - dti.gov.uk/cib/publishing_scams.htm
(Due to a reorganisation this information isn't available on the DTI website at present)
Quote:
Danger Signs
Be very wary of anyone cold calling you asking you to place an advertisement in a Wall Planner, Diary, Children’s Fun Book, Drug Awareness Book, Magazine for Emergency Services Personnel, Guide or other publication.
They usually claim to be calling on behalf of or associated with a charity who will receive a donation or free books for resale. Alternatively they may be claiming to be from one of the emergency services or promising to distribute their magazine to an audience such as off duty emergency services personnel.
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Taken from the dti.gov page ~ so please be sure to let your Chairpersons, treasurer and other committee members know so that they won't think someone else arranged the false claim and end up paying !!