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http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2003/05/ftc-and-s
The Federal Trade Commission today announced "Operation Phoney Philanthropy"
- a law enforcement and public education campaign by the FTC and state
charities regulators to stop fraudulent fundraising. Fraudulent solicitors
prey on the good will of donors and misrepresent who they are and what they
do with the money they raise. They often pick the most popular charitable
causes - support for police or firefighters and their families, veterans,
and terminally ill children - to finagle funds from sympathetic and
community-minded individuals. "By diverting donors' charitable dollars,
these scam artists undermine the public's confidence in legitimate
charitable fundraising, and injure legitimate nonprofit organizations that
are competing for charity dollars," said Howard Beales, Director of the
Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection.
The Federal Trade Commission today announced "Operation Phoney Philanthropy"
- a law enforcement and public education campaign by the FTC and state
charities regulators to stop fraudulent fundraising. Fraudulent solicitors
prey on the good will of donors and misrepresent who they are and what they
do with the money they raise. They often pick the most popular charitable
causes - support for police or firefighters and their families, veterans,
and terminally ill children - to finagle funds from sympathetic and
community-minded individuals. "By diverting donors' charitable dollars,
these scam artists undermine the public's confidence in legitimate
charitable fundraising, and injure legitimate nonprofit organizations that
are competing for charity dollars," said Howard Beales, Director of the
Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection.
