Careful where you click, as charities spoofed in Facebook scams

Nik Dirga January 16, 2025
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The Salvation Army along with other charities are being used as a front for scams. Image by Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS

WHAT WAS CLAIMED

Australian charities are offering interest-free loans through Facebook pages.

OUR VERDICT

False. The Facebook pages have no connection to the charities.

AAP FACTCHECK – Scammers are impersonating notable charities and offering "interest-free loans" to Australians struggling through the cost-of-living crisis.

One Facebook page, which features the Anglicare Sydney tree logo, promotes "Anglisure Credit" and claims it is "building brighter futures, one loan at a time".

On the page, a post claims to help people "access interest-free loans" and suggests to "send a Dm if you need a loan".

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One post invites social media users to send a direct message to the fake page. (Facebook/AAP)

Another post in November 2024 claiming to be about a Youth Week event is taken from a legitimate post by Anglicare Sydney from April 2024.