SCAMS!

philippasmith2 · February 2023

@Zoe P2 Ha ha - "new and exciting " ? Think I'll stick with boring cash

Zoe P2 · February 2023

philippasmith2 said:

Think I'll stick with boring cash

Yes, Philippa, but it would seem "boring cash" is easier to trace!!

Helen P3 · February 2023

I seem to remember an earlier scam involving PayPal??

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Artemis3 · February 2023

I've just received this reminder. I thought it might be worth sharing??

Uff · February 2023

You could email the admin team but using the email address from the Contact Us page on the website, not from the email you received and ask them @pansyface
If it's a scam then they need to know but they wouldn't mind you contacting them if it was genuine.
I've just Google Freegle but nothing came up but that doesn't mean much.

Lyn · February 2023

I wouldn’t be too sure about that Freegle coming in an email, did you check the address of the sender,
The begging letter is genuine but I’m not sure of that one @pansyface received.

The only ones I can find on the net are like this, blue ones.

Uff · February 2023

If there's some doubt you could forward it to Freegle @pansyface

steveTu · February 2023

@pansyface

I received the same mail - if you hover over the links, they all seem legit and the mail headers appear to show it coming from freegle. BUT I would always advocate, if donating anywhere, to contact the site with an address you know and arrange a payment through them.

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It was also sent to an email address that I use for that site.

Jenny_Aster · February 2023

It looks like Freegle is alive and well in my area.

Here's a copy of their contact page which has a different email address from your email.

They say they are a registered charity. Think I'd send them a copy of your email, scammers are everywhere

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steveTu · February 2023

It seems it's genuine - Contacted the treasurer (from a non linked to the mail address) and got this:

'...

Hi Steve,

It is from us - here is more info for the technically minded:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vpahMPTS73s29-c-2yeEmo1ul78BsIfKGyCnRAEia8w/edit

Regards,

Jane

Treasurer, Freegle Ltd.

Freegle is registered as a charity with HMRC (ref. XT32865)'

and that EMail header said:

'...

eceived: from 127.0.0.1 by
atlas-production.v2-mail-prod1-ir2.omega.yahoo.com pod-id
atlas--production-ir2-d865f889f-4276l.ir2.yahoo.com with HTTP; Sun, 12 Feb
2023 10:36:42 +0000

Return-Path: <[email protected]>

X-Originating-Ip: [209.85.214.170]

Received-Spf: pass (domain of ilovefreegle.org designates 209.85.214.170 as permitted sender)

Authentication-Results: atlas-production.v2-mail-prod1-ir2.omega.yahoo.com; dkim=pass [email protected] header.s=20210112; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=ilovefreegle.org; dmarc=pass(p=NONE) header.from=ilovefreegle.org;

....'

BUT, BUT, BUT, IMO it is NEVER a good thing to disclose anything, or give money from an unsolicited mail/text/phone call...etc. If you want to donate, go through a channel you KNOW is legit.

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