The Anonymous Widower

Habitat for Humanity: A Despicable Scam

This looks to be a scam despite the fact that Habitat for Humanity is a registered charity.  They have a donation page which allows you to donate direct with added Gift Aid, so why would they need to employ people to do this anonymously?

Hello Prospective Employee,

At HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, we work hard to improve and provide training, technical expertise and support in fund-raising to the national organizations in all the regions of the world. However, the actual work of HABITAT is carried out at the community level by affiliates that have been officially approved by the HFHI Board of Directors. The International Board of Directors (IBOD) are volunteers from around the world who share a deep concern for the problems of poverty housing.

This is demonstrated in our role as a corporate sponsor for the HAITI RELIEF PROGRAM with money raised going towards helping displaced and disabled children and their families.

We are an organization with a remarkable heritage.

You’ve got a chance to be one of our representatives and earn a commission for funds raised.This Could earn you an average of $200 – $500 weekly and as much as $2000 (TAX FREE) in a month depending on how active you are.

You can be rest assured that you WOULD NOT be required to pay any fees upfront and this won’t affect your current job earnings or disability payments in any way and you can conveniently work from your desk at home.

Private donations will be made in your name from our esteemed Voluntary Donors in your region and other parts of the world and you’ll be allowed to deduct 10 percent (10%) of the total amount on these donations. This serves as your remuneration for the great service you would be rendering in support of saving lives in the third-world countries. Balances (after the 10%) shall be required to be forwarded to the Regional Co-ordinators of the various charitable projects we are involved in around the Globe.

Please Note: You won’t have to do any travelling and WILL NOT be required to pay any fees, this position won’t affect your present employment.

To apply, Kindly forward the following info: to our Human Resource Department at the email listed below for further instructions.

• FULL NAME :
• FULL ADDRESS :
• CITY :
• STATE:
• ZIP CODE/POSTCODE: ..
• PHONE NUMBER (S) :(must be valid) would be called to confirm.
• GENDER : ..
• AGE : ..
• EMAIL ADDRESS:…
• COUNTRY : …

Your prompt response is solicited

Coordinator’s Desk,

Habitat for Humanity International

• 121 Habitat Street
• Americus, GA 31709
• 1-800-800-2190
• Registered No. MHQLTH1084442
• REPLY TO BE SENT THROUGH : habitathumanity7@gmail.com

It just breaks all of the rules for a sensible e-mail; bad spelling, undisclosed recipients, GMail e-mail addresses etc.

But remember if you really want to give money to Haiti, would you give it to an intermediary who creamed off a percentage?  No way!  You’d probably do it through someone legitimate, as then they’d get extra tax relief.

It’s a scam.  Ignore it.

April 18, 2010 - Posted by AnonW | Computing | Internet, Scams