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Charity and disaster scams exploit generosity — often spiking after natural disasters, conflicts or high-profile tragedies. Fraudsters impersonate real charities, invent fake causes, or run bogus crowdfunding campaigns, pressuring for fast donations by untraceable methods. Giving safely is simple: check the official charity register for your country, donate through the charity's own verified website, and never pay a 'donation' by gift card or crypto.
Fraudulent 'charities' with convincing names and websites that collect donations and pass nothing to any genuine cause.
Fraudulent appeals exploiting floods, earthquakes, conflicts, and other crises to divert emergency donations away from genuine relief efforts.
Fraudulent campaigns on legitimate fundraising platforms that fabricate personal hardship stories to collect donations for non-existent causes.
Bogus organisations claiming to support military veterans or their families that pocket donated funds rather than delivering any services.
Fraudulent organisations claiming to rescue, rehome, or protect animals that collect donations or rehoming fees without ever helping any animal.
Fraudulent appeals exploiting religious faith and community trust to solicit donations for fake missions, churches, or humanitarian work.
Fraudulent organisations that use images and stories of children in need to solicit donations that never reach any child welfare cause.
Bogus collectors who visit homes with fake ID badges and collection materials to solicit cash donations for non-existent charities.