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Warning over fake charity collectors are targeting doorsteps across Greater Manchester

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They have been asking for donations for local schools, a dogs home charity, and people made unemployed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Five crimes relate to an ongoing investigation with a named suspect. GMP also have three other crimes which are linked. Fraudsters have tricked people by posing as a collector for a charity that doesn’t exist or using the name of a genuine, well-known charity and claiming they represent themThey have also claimed to be taking part in a sponsorship event or asked people to donate clothing or household items - which they have then sold.Detective Sergeant Stacey Shannon, of GMP’s Economic Crime Hub, said: “Prying on people’s sympathy on false pretences and using it for personal gain is truly despicable.

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