Government alert for charities
The Charity Commission is the non-ministerial department responsible for registering and regulating charities in England and Wales, to ensure that the public can support charities with confidence. The Commission has published an alert after receiving several reports from charities, who have been targeted by fraudsters impersonating members of staff, specifically attempting to change employees' bank details. In all these cases the request was made by email.
The Commission is advising charities to be wary of any requests to their HR department, finance department or staff with authority to update employees' bank details. These requests may be sent from a spoofed or similar email address to that of the subject being impersonated.
The following advice has been published by the Charity Commission:
- review internal procedures regarding how employee details are amended and approved, especially those in relation to verifying validity
- if an email is unexpected or unusual, do not click on the links or open the attachments.
It is also important that charities ensure they shred any confidential documents before throwing them away. Any charities that have been affected by fraud should report it to Action Fraud as well as to the Charities Commission as a serious incident.
Newsletter
With our newsletter, you automatically receive our latest news per e-mail and get access to the archive including advanced search options!
Latest news
- Tax Diary August/September 2025
09/07/2025 - More...
1 August 2025 - Due date for corporation tax due for the year ended 31 October 2024. 19 August 2025 - PAYE and NIC
- Being paid directly is not a confirmation that you are an employee
09/07/2025 - More...
A Tribunal has provided a landmark ruling over employer-employee status in the context of direct payments made under the
- Autumn Budget 2025: What Changes Might Be on the Horizon?
07/07/2025 - More...
As we look ahead to the Autumn Budget 2025, it is clear that the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will be under pressure to