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Article: Con artists hit charity shops.
- Article from:
- Bridlington Free Press (Bridlington, England)
- Article date:
- May 4, 2008
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CHARITY shops are losing out to bogus collectors who claim to be making genuine doorstep collections.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council Trading Standards Services have received a number of complaints about fake charity collections.
Bridlington shops are concerned about flyers and bags that make offers to collect items for charity, which are then being sold for profit.
Legitimate charities that rely on doorstep collections are losing out as a result of these bogus collections and residents who want to donate their goods to a worthy cause are being misled.
Kerry Doyle, manager at Age Concern in Promenade, said: "We did a 400-bag drop on the south side and got no ...
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