Here’s a fake charity I was looking forward to seeing. John Breslin left me a comment on my Do any real charities collect clothes post saying “clothingtheworld.com” were collecting in Galway. This morning one of their leaflets dropped into my porch. This fake charity was mentioned on a boards.ie thread too.

Go to Kildare Town on any Thursday (market day) and you will see these “people” taking the clothes out of the bags, putting them on hangers and onto a clothes rail to sell.

As they were kind enough to provide a website address (which doesn’t work), I was able to find out quite a bit from the whois information:

Registrant:
Donatas Mikalauskas
Tamney
Gormanstown Co Meath, -
IE

Domain name: CLOTHINGTHEWORLD.COM

Administrative Contact:
Mikalauskas, Donatas
Tamney
Gormanstown Co Meath, -
IE
+353.857419432

Even though the person who registered the domain lives in Co. Meath, the server is in Lithuania. The name, “Donatas Mikalauskas” isn’t very Irish either, so it’s likely he is Lithuanian.

Description: multi coloured sticker, with a prominent “HELP TO OTHERS” heading. Why can’t these people learn to write English proper?

Text:

Your unwanted used clothes could really be benefit to someone.
Collection Permit Nr. CP D 915/6, WCP/LK/415/06b, WCP/kk/361/06, WCP MH/2006/72/B, CK WMC 371/06

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A new fake charity flyer was dropped in our porch a few days ago. Here’s what you need to know:
Description: white background, with green header and footer areas. Large heart logo.
Text:

DEAR HOUSEHOLDER
Please donate any items of clothing, bedlinen, shoes. All suitable items will be sent to third world countries …

Identifying names and numbers: WCP LK/507/07(b) CK WMC 479/07 Company reg. No. 441989 Email: aukurasxcredence@gmail.com Tel. +353 851 323551

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Description: Yellow flyer with a shamrock. Text includes:

We would be thankful if you could donate unwanted, spare and old …

All those items will be distributed to Lithuania and other countries. Not every family in other countries can afford to buy new, expensive clothes.

Identifying names and numbers: REG. No. 5655565A Tel. No. 0857419432

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Description: Yellow plastic bag containing a bag to put clothes in. Text includes:

We are small organization who helps families over seas that are in desperate of clothing. It’s your chance now to give us a hand to help these people in need. Your contributions might not seem a like a whole lot to you but believe me …

Identifying names and numbers: Please contact us at 0404 42813 for more information. For bag collecting information telephone: 085 7269882. “BEWARE OF BOGUS COLLECTORS”. C-Y RE. No. 378973
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Description: Pink sticker titled, “Used and Unwanted Clothing Collection”. Text includes:

We help thousands of families in third world countries being in a serious need caused by the lack of their government’s support. We strongly belive that only together we shall create the way towards the improvement of the lifestyle of many innocent people.

Identifying names and numbers: Company’s Reg No: 391256. Address: Unit 2 Crag Cres Clondalkin Ind. Est. Dublin 22. Phone: 01 4056064. Mob: 086 8845075

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Description: Orange sticker titled, “Clothing Collection”. Text includes:

Everything collected will have a useful second reuse. Worn and damaged textiles will be cut and used for factories as cleaning cloths. Other suitable items will be distributed in Second Hand Shops and Orphanages in developing countries for re-wear

Identifying names and numbers: Tel. No. +353874141865 (no calls after 12 noon please), REG. NO. 382701

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 Description: Orange sticker with the title “Clothing Collection” and 2 doves. Text includes:

Please donate any unwanted ladies, gents, children’s clothing, shoes in pairs, underwear, nightwear & bedding etc. All suitable items will be sent to Ukraine, Africa and some other countries and with your help we can improve the lives of many.

Identifying names and numbers: VAT Reg No: IE 2473424P, Contact PH: 0879085605

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Description: Orange flyer with an unusual title. Who is Rose? Text includes:

Please donate all types of wearable Ladies, Gents, Childrens clothing, blanks, shoes, etc, that you have no further use for. All clothes are shipped to under-developed countries to improve their lives and welfare.

Identifying names and numbers: “Second Hand Rose”, Reg no. IE63989735, Phone numbers: 040442813, 085-7269882

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Description: A white flyer with large brown blocks and a grim looking young boy. Text includes:

Help us to provide aid and affordable clothing for a sustainable future

Identifying numbers and names: “Second Life” , “C-Y REG NO: 391493(R.o.I.) | SC 309637″ and the email address second-life@mail.org

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They claim to be supporting families living in poverty, but many so-called charities are collecting old clothes from households around the country before shipping them to Eastern Europe and Russia and selling them on for profit.

A Sunday Tribune investigation into leaflets and stickers that are left into people’s houses found the vast majority are not registered charities and don’t have waste collection permits. Each ‘charity’ consists of one or two individuals who are making vast profits out of the free goods and clothing received from home-owners. Meanwhile, legitimate charities are losing money as a result.

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Description: Yellow flyer with the following text.

We help thousands of families in Belarus and ukraine being in a serious need caused by the lack of their government’s support.

We strongly believe that only together we shall create the way towards the improvement of the lifestyle of many innocent people

Identifying numbers and names: “Phone Nr. 0851033456″. This flyer sometimes has the reg number 5655565a on it too.

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