Since March there has been an increase in cases of cybercrime and fraud among charities, with the Charity Commission receiving reports of 645 incident since March, amounting to Ā£3.6m in total losses to charities.
Almshouse charities, regardless of size, are not immune and we are aware of at least one near miss that one of our members had recently.
The Charity Commission is therefore running a Charity Fraud
Awareness Week from 19-23 October 2020. This awareness raising week, run in
conjunction with the Fraud Advisory Panel, has been put together to boost
charity resilience to fraud and cybercrime.
Charities can access a range of free resources from the charity fraud awareness hub. Here youā€™ll find mini-tutorials, on-demand webinars, videos and factsheets to help you with fraud awareness. The Charity Commission has also put together some helpful guidance on protecting your charity from fraud nd what to do if you do fall victim to it.
For more information about Charity Fraud Awareness Week 2020 with links to various resources, please their website here
Posted 20 October 2020