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Illegal business in the field of charity
13.04.2016
The so-called “fake” announcements asking for help are appearing in social media more and more often. In general, unknown people collect money for operations for children, medications, assistance to disabled and even maintaining shelters. However, in fact all the donations go to swindlers. Usually, whole criminal structures are behind the people begging alms on the subway, in the streets and railway stations, and these structures do not allow outsiders to their territory and have a so-called “protection racket”. Most of the money goes to those who run this profitable but illegal business. Some of the givers suspect it, but reassure themselves thinking they are getting on God’s good side. The fraudsters benefit from it, making the business thrive.
Partner of YUST Law Firm Alexander Bolomatov told “Vesti FM” it is almost impossible to bring such swindlers to responsibility: “As a rule, due to insignificance of the amounts of money one cannot say the persons that paid them suffered substantial damage. Therefore, no one usually asks for criminal defense”.
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The so-called “fake” announcements asking for help are appearing in social media more and more often. In general, unknown people collect money for operations for children, medications, assistance to disabled and even maintaining shelters. However, in fact all the donations go to swindlers. Usually, whole criminal structures are behind the people begging alms on the subway, in the streets and railway stations, and these structures do not allow outsiders to their territory and have a so-called “protection racket”. Most of the money goes to those who run this profitable but illegal business. Some of the givers suspect it, but reassure themselves thinking they are getting on God’s good side. The fraudsters benefit from it, making the business thrive. Partner of YUST Law Firm Alexander Bolomatov told “Vesti FM” it is almost impossible to bring such swindlers to responsibility: “As a rule, due to insignificance of the amounts of money one cannot say the persons that paid them suffered substantial damage. Therefore, no one usually asks for criminal defense”.
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