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Vet charities that are only charitable to themselves

| June 7, 2013 | 37 Comments
Vet charities that are only charitable to themselves

Preston sends us a link to Military.com which reports from the Tampa Bay Times that there are charities out there which are more interested in paying themselves than helping veterans. For example; National Veterans Service Fund, for example, which is No. 8 on the list, pulled in $70.2 million. The charity paid the solicitors $36.9 […]

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Earl Littman; phony SEAL & phony charity

| May 22, 2013 | 98 Comments
Earl Littman; phony SEAL & phony charity

Don Shipley and Mary sent us a link to the Baltimore City Paper story about Earl Littman who claims to be a “World War II SEAL” and he’s trying to raise money for veterans with a 501(c)3 called “Back Our Vets“. The problem is that there doesn’t seem to be much about Back Our Vets […]

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Charity fraud

| May 4, 2013 | 0 Comments
Charity fraud

Preston sends a link from WHIOTV which reports on the fraud at the charity for troops “A Dollar to Care” which the head of the organization used as her personal piggy bank; The head of a local charitable organization claiming to help soldiers incarcerated for crimes allegedly committed during combat instead used donated funds at […]

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Phony charities popping up for Boston victims

| April 19, 2013 | 10 Comments
Phony charities popping up for Boston victims

MCPO Ret. in TN sends us a warning from the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center. The warning is about charities which have sprung up in the wake of the terrorist attack in Boston the other day; NCCIC recommends that all persons looking to donate money in support of those affected by yesterday’s events rely […]

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An “Allied Veterans of the World” Update

| March 15, 2013 | 5 Comments
An “Allied Veterans of the World” Update

Well, it didn’t take too long for the curtain to rise on Act II of the Allied Veterans of the World drama. Earlier reports indicated the next phase would concentrate on campaign donations.  Those reports seem to have been correct. Persons tied to Allied Veterans and its software supplier, International Internet Technologies, apparently made donations […]

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Yet Another Scam Veteran’s Charity?

| March 14, 2013 | 12 Comments
Yet Another Scam Veteran’s Charity?

Looks like we may have yet another scam masquerading as a charity that “helps veterans”.  And it appears this one was no small-time scam, either. Florida-based Allied Veterans of the World was founded in 1979.  It first ran “bingo games”.  It’s since moved up to internet video gambling. It claimed to be raising money primarily […]

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