IB warns of ongoing donation fraud 'Iran war charity scam'

After the Union Home Ministry issued an advisory regarding some elements trying to indulge in radicalisation in the event of the war in Iran, the Intelligence Bureau has now sounded an alert against a charity scam.

Many groups have cropped up who are collecting donations in the name of the war in Iran. These elements are collecting funds on the pretext of welfare of the people of Iran who have been affected due to the war, an official said.

Similar activity



was discovered when the war broke out between Israel and Palestine last year. Such charities come up during such periods and once they collect the funds, they vanish, another official said.

These persons running these fake charities make an emotional push. They show photographs of the war, most of them which are digitally altered to collect funds. There are a good number of people who donate money and even give out gold after becoming emotional, an Intelligence Bureau official said.