Have you received messages
from the "United Ways Charity Foundation"?
Be advised that an organization
identifying itself as the "
Charity Foundation" is not affiliated with or acting on behalf of
of
organization is using the
defraud users. The intent is to lure
the user to a website
(www.uniteways.org - notice the missing
"d" and the added "s") and convince
the user to provide access to personal bank account information supposedly
for purposes of receiving and transferring charitable contributions.
What is
UWA has reported this organization to the appropriate federal and state
authorities, including the Federal Trade Commission, and demanded that it
immediately cease use of the
United Way staff and volunteers who notified us of
the existence of this
organization and website.
What can I do about it?
If you receive calls from donors or volunteers who ask about this
organization or website, please assure them that it is not affiliated with
the
of the confusion. In addition, please inform them that any financial
transactions performed with this organization are not by or with a United
Way organization.
If you have any questions about this
matter or need to report a similar
activity, please contact Wil Vargas,
UWA Director of Knowledge Management,
at: wil.vargas@unitedway.org.
Wil Vargas
Director of Knowledge Management
United Way of
701 N.
Alexandria,
telephone: 703.836.7112 x 461
toll free: 1.800.892.2757 x 461
fax: 703.683.7840
www.unitedway.org