Charity & Donation Fraud

Scammers exploit natural disasters, critical illnesses, and sports trends (running, cycling) to create fake fundraising campaigns to steal money from donors.

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Stage

Create fake Hospital/Red Cross Fanpages or fake virtual runs "Run for Children". Steal pitiable photos.

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Bait

Run ads for tragic posts or sell Bibs/Medals at high prices for "fundraising". Seed fake comments.

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Urgency

Create urgency: "Child dying", "Emergency flood relief", "Run tickets running out".

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Harvest

Request transfer to PERSONAL ACCOUNT (not organization account) to donate/buy tickets.

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Vanish

After receiving enough money, they delete posts, block contact, or the run never happens.

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Scam Channels

Facebook, Zalo, Fake Websites

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Tactics

Fake sports events, impersonating hospitals/orgs

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Targets

Donors, Sports enthusiasts

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Danger

Lost money, aiding bad actors

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3 Signs of "Charity Fraud"

Typical identifying signs

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Recipient account is PERSONAL

Major organizations (Fatherland Front, Hospitals, Red Cross) NEVER use personal accounts to receive donations.

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"Brand new" Fanpage

Call-to-action Facebook pages created a few days/weeks ago, few posts but running heavy ads. (Check page transparency).

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"Village pond" Sports Event

Organizing large-scale sports events but no info on official press, no reputable sponsors, only selling tickets via inbox/zalo.

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Photoshopped Images

Using old patient/disaster images, cropping VTV/Press logos to create fake trust.

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Pressure to transfer

Using strong words, time pressure (1 hour left, dying...) to make you transfer without thinking.

analyticsStatistics & Reality

Data recorded from natural disaster periods and reports from major hospitals.

Live Data

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>100B VND

Estimated Loss

During flood season

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Numerous

Fake Fanpages

Impersonating Hospitals/Red Cross

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Fake Runs

New Tactic

Selling Bibs/Medals

layersMain Scam Channels

Facebook Fanpage (Ads)80%

Zalo Charity Groups15%

Fake Websites5%

groupsWho is vulnerable?

WomenElderlySports Lovers (Runners)Office Workers

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Scammers target the compassion of women/elderly and the sports spirit of youth by selling fake fundraising tickets (Bibs).

NEWS

Alert: Impersonating reputable orgs calling for fake virtual runs

Tactics of selling running/cycling Bibs to appropriate charity money.

List of Official Charity Funds

Compilation of reputable addresses and account numbers for you to place your trust.

Legal regulations on charity fundraising

What regulations must individuals calling for charity comply with under Decree 93?

Detected fake charity page?

Exploiting kindness must be condemned. Report immediately so VTrust can warn the community.

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