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Charity fraud, also known as a donation scam, is the act of using deception to obtain money from people who believe they are donating to a charity.Often, individuals or groups will present false information claiming to be a charity or associated with one, and then ask potential donors for contributions to this non-existent charity.
KDDI Corporation (KDDI株式会社, KDDI Kabushiki Gaisha) (TYO: 9433) is a Japanese telecommunications operator. It was established in 2000 through the merger of DDI ( 第二電電 , Daini Denden ) , KDD ( ケイディディ ) , and IDO ( 日本移動通信 , Nippon Idō Tsūshin ) .
Scams by "paid editing companies" have been happening on Wikipedia since at least the 2015 Operation Orangemoody scandal, which was documented by the Wikimedia Foundation, as well as by the Guardian, Independent, and Signpost. The Orangemoody scam worked like an extortion racket.
Sun's organization, the Tron foundation, denounced the charges as "yet another salvo in the SEC's ever-widening campaign seeking dominion over digital assets." The case is still ongoing.
Source: Facebook. The post reads, "This little baby has cancer and he need money for surgery. Facebook has decided to help by giving. 1 Like = 2 dollars. 1 Comment = 4 dollars. 1 Share = 8 dollars.
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Scammers are impersonating Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and asking fans for money, his foundation warned.
Some of the scammers falsely claimed to be Wikipedia administrators or employees of the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF). Legitimate reviewers at AfC are all volunteers and will never ask for payment to get a draft into article space, improve a draft, or restore a deleted article. If someone contacts you with such an offer, it is a scam.