Scottsdale man arrested, accused of running fake golf charity scam
Robert Francis Alexander, a 57-year-old man from Scottsdale, was arrested on Aug. 8 and accused of running a fake golf charity scam, Scottsdale police have introduced.
Investigators stated that Alexander had been amassing money from May by July on behalf of the Wounded Warrior Project, a nonprofit group for veterans and lively obligation service members, for a charity golf match on the Silverleaf Country Club.
“The golf tournament did not exist, and the Wounded Warrior Project charity had no knowledge of Alexander, nor his activity. It was also reported Alexander was collecting money as an investment in purchasing golf balls to be sold in and around Scottsdale,” the Scottsdale Police Department stated Sunday.
Police say Alexander had contacted folks quite a few methods, together with over the telephone or as instantly as person-to-person at native golf programs and inspired them to make donations in money. Police recognized not less than three individuals who gave Alexander over $14,400 in whole and consider that there are possible extra victims, in keeping with Scottsdale PIO Aaron Bolin.
Scottsdale police’s Financial Crimes Unit stated that Alexander has been concerned in a number of fraud schemes. The Scottsdale Police Department inspired any one that believes they could be a scam sufferer to contact their non-emergency quantity at 480-312-5000.
“When you have someone who claims to be with a charitable organization, maybe they have fraudulent proof that they are but if they start asking you for large amounts of cash, I would just caution people to sort of step back and critically think about that,” Bolin stated. “Call the organization directly to find out if that person works for them and or call the police department to see if what you’re experiencing matches any current fraud or fraud scheme trends.”
