Alternative Resources of the Triad says it tried to dispute a charge. The alert came from a scammer.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Bad guys don’t care who they rip off, no one is safe. Even nonprofits are targeted, like Greensboro’s Alternative Resource of the Triad (ART).
The group said they got tricked out of 40,000 dollars. ART hosts events like the Greensboro Pride Festival.
They said what initially looked like a 300-dollar charge to their PayPal account, ended up with them losing thousands.
Chairman Brian Coleman said the treasurer went to dispute the charge that popped up in the account.
The problem was, the e-mail about the payment, wasn’t from a representative with PayPal, but from a scammer, who was then able to take thousands of dollars.
The group reported the fraud to their bank, PayPal, and the FBI. In the meantime, they are out of money, which is bringing event planning to a halt.
“We are a 100 percent voluntary organization, there is no one on our board or committees that get paid for their time or otherwise, so this could be a very devastating blow for the organization for 2023,” said Coleman.
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