COMMISSION WARNS OF BOGUS TELEPHONE CALLS

The Charity Commission has been made aware of a scam involving people being telephoned by individuals claiming to represent the charity. In the phone calls these individuals claim to be from the “debt collection department” of the commission and they demand payments for various services and advertisements.
Some of the bogus calls have demanded payments of thousands of pounds for various services and advertisements. The commission has been contacted by a number of people who have received calls of this nature and has already reported this matter to the police.
Andrew Hind, chief Executive of the Charity Commission said: “I am outraged that individuals are misusing the good name of the Charity Commission in this way. I would strongly urge anyone to contact the police if they receive one of these calls and to please notify us.”
Their advice to charities is:

• - When you speak to any member of staff from the commission they will always be prepared to give their name, telephone number and email address
• - Commission email addresses always end with the same domain name which is @charitycommission.gsi.gov.uk

You can call the Charity Commission on 0845 300 0218.