Feissarians appearing at home causes confusion in the metropolitan area
Fundraising|MLL’s fundraisers who are asking the account number have made people suspicious.
Doorbell Ring. Behind the door was an Asian English -speaking man who had a tablet in his hand and hanging around the neck with the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare, says a man from Vantaa in a story he sent to HS.
The fundraiser wanted a monthly donation of € 12, which the tip sender said he had agreed.
However, there was a problem. The money collector said the man should snap his personal data and account number on the tablet, and provide an electronic signature.
The man refused sharply because he feared the fraud attempt in question.
Mannerheim Director of Communications and Fundraising by the League for Child Welfare (MLL) Leena Poutanen It doesn’t think it’s a cheater, as MLL is currently doing door -to -door fundraising in the Helsinki metropolitan area.
« If a man wore MLL’s hoodie or a vest and an identity card around the neck, he was on the right thing. In addition, the tablet screen shows our organization’s fundraising number. »
According to Poutanen, it is common for fundraisers, or feissarians, to request an account number.
« We need to send an e-invoice to the bank. »
The personal identification number is never asked by fundraisers.
According to Poutanen, an alternative way to raise funds has been attempted without success.
« In the past, we had paper forms, but their use was very slow. »
According to Poutanen, paper forms also cause a lot of manual work, and their security is not at the same level as the tablet.
Tip However, the man who has sent is not the only one who suspects feissars to be cheaters. In March in Leppäkorvi, Vantaa, fundraising became more difficult when rumors of the purpose of collectors of foreign background started on Facebook’s Business Compario.
« I had to clarify the matter to more people in that area, » says Poutanen.
Poutanen thinks that Sorry for the Pekka scam After the people are more cautious.
According to Poutanen, confusion may also be caused by the fact that collectors speak English. The acquisition of monthly donors is handled by an external service provider. In the past, it had only Finnish -speaking collectors on its payroll.
Now there are many foreign students on the payroll. According to Poutanen, they are happy to be hired as they stay longer than Finns at Feissar.
If the authenticity of a fundraising in the name of MLL’s name is considered, you can see on the MLL website where the collectors are at work. During the summer, MLL’s fundraisers move in addition to the Helsinki metropolitan area in Turku, Tampere and Jyväskylä.
