They are under investigation for dubious practices by Kent Police according to newspaper articles.
Any money you give them isn’t a donation as they are not a charity and the person collecting the money gets to keep a large percentage of it (up to 60% goes straight in their pockets).
It isn’t clear what the money is spent on and as they are not a charity there isn’t the same level of transparency or accountability.
I saw the police talking to them when I went past this morning
We R Grifters.
Scammers – ignore them.
No surprise they’re all turning up right as the new tax year starts
Thats the same woman that normally does it by Bond st.
They were also at Oxford Circus today. No takers there. I’m assuming they’re hitting up the tourist spots as it’s school holidays.
Realistically what can we do?
For example, if reporting them to the police- for what? Buskers are not charity but ask for money, with permission to be on site so I assume they have permission granted to set up stall?
If walking past, just say loudly say ‘aren’t you under investigation?’ It pisses them off
We live in an open democratic society, which is why I respect their right to openly advertise what a bunch of complete pillocks they are.
I’ll take the 18-20 “Hi there! You look friendly!” Chuggers compared to these 40+ haircuts.
Fucking scum, pretending to be a charity to fund their awful group.
**We R Blighters**
Surprised they didn’t set up outside a job centre. They look like crack heads.
Can anyone who comes across these guys do me a huge favour and ask for one of their leaflets then send me pictures of it? The charity I work for (which genuinely supports homeless veterans) was recently told that they are using our logo without permission on their materials but I’ve never come across them so don’t have any evidence.
I went past them today and shouted “SCAMMERS”.
Further up the road was a person pretending to play pachelbel’s canon on a violin, but at least the fake audio sounded nice.
I can (unfortunately) picture Lee Anderson standing with them, picking his bum and sniffing it
I recognise them, it’s the same bunch that are outside Farringdon
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W R Blighty are not a charity.
They are under investigation for dubious practices by Kent Police according to newspaper articles.
Any money you give them isn’t a donation as they are not a charity and the person collecting the money gets to keep a large percentage of it (up to 60% goes straight in their pockets).
It isn’t clear what the money is spent on and as they are not a charity there isn’t the same level of transparency or accountability.
Do not give your money to W R Blighty CIC.
[https://inews.co.uk/news/crime/cash-collections-homeless-veterans-probe-3367685](https://inews.co.uk/news/crime/cash-collections-homeless-veterans-probe-3367685)
[https://thewaltermittyhuntersclubhq.co.uk/we-r-blighty-forces-charity-scam](https://thewaltermittyhuntersclubhq.co.uk/we-r-blighty-forces-charity-scam)
Are they hiring? Asking for a friend
I saw the police talking to them when I went past this morning
We R Grifters.
Scammers – ignore them.
No surprise they’re all turning up right as the new tax year starts
Thats the same woman that normally does it by Bond st.
They were also at Oxford Circus today. No takers there. I’m assuming they’re hitting up the tourist spots as it’s school holidays.
Realistically what can we do?
For example, if reporting them to the police- for what? Buskers are not charity but ask for money, with permission to be on site so I assume they have permission granted to set up stall?
If walking past, just say loudly say ‘aren’t you under investigation?’ It pisses them off
We live in an open democratic society, which is why I respect their right to openly advertise what a bunch of complete pillocks they are.
I’ll take the 18-20 “Hi there! You look friendly!” Chuggers compared to these 40+ haircuts.
Fucking scum, pretending to be a charity to fund their awful group.
**We R Blighters**
Surprised they didn’t set up outside a job centre. They look like crack heads.
Can anyone who comes across these guys do me a huge favour and ask for one of their leaflets then send me pictures of it? The charity I work for (which genuinely supports homeless veterans) was recently told that they are using our logo without permission on their materials but I’ve never come across them so don’t have any evidence.
I went past them today and shouted “SCAMMERS”.
Further up the road was a person pretending to play pachelbel’s canon on a violin, but at least the fake audio sounded nice.
I can (unfortunately) picture Lee Anderson standing with them, picking his bum and sniffing it
I recognise them, it’s the same bunch that are outside Farringdon
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