# Irish police hunt bogus collectors

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/01/24/irish-police-hunt-bogus-collectors/
- Published: 2010-01-24T15:05:50+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Gardaí are investigating bogus charity workers who took up a collection for the 
victims of Haiti’s earthquake last weekend, according to the Irish Times.

A group of women, claiming to be from the Red Cross, collected money in pubs in 
Limerick at the weekend.

There have also been reports in the UK that bogus collections have been undertaken
for Haiti.

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The bogus collectors told unsuspecting drinkers that they were from Laois and part
of a nationwide collection for emergency disaster relief.

The scam was uncovered when a bona fide Red Cross volunteer confronted them in a
Dublin pub and asked to see their permits.

Hilary Parkinson, spokeswoman for the charity in Limerick, told the Irish Times 
that the bogus collectors had printed off the main page from the Red Cross website
to authenticate the collection and also showed a provisional driving licence.

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