In the northern capital, cases of fraud on the part of persons collecting donations allegedly on behalf of the church have become more frequent, Interfax North-West reports. Natalya Rodomanova, head of the communications sector of the information department of the St. Petersburg diocese, advised to be vigilant against such self-appointed collectors and to donate only to foundations whose names are well known. On her facebook page, she posted the following entry: 'On the eve of the New Year and Christmas, unfortunately, scammers appear on social networks who speculate in helping children and in the image of clergy. One of them is Karl Ivanovich Kitzo, introducing himself as Father Cyril, allegedly collecting gifts and funds for children and orphanages of Donbass. He actively addresses media people, as well as all gullible people. ' In a conversation with Interfax, N. Rodomanova added: “I personally very often came across, including near the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, when some young people come out, put on vests and collect“ help for the children of Donbass ”, show letters from incomprehensible organizations. If you start digging a little deeper, they quickly collapse and disappear. Of course, law enforcement agencies should deal with them. ' The problem of fraudsters posing as volunteers charitable foundations, allegedly operating with the blessing of the church, is familiar not only to St. Petersburg. According to regional press reports, only in November and December, costumed volunteers were seen in Novosibirsk and Smolensk, Perm and Krasnodar, as well as in a dozen smaller Russian cities. There is no doubt about the dishonesty of their intentions: it is simply impossible today to receive a church blessing in order to walk the streets or in transport with a donation box - and charitable foundations always announce in advance on their official websites the events and campaigns at which it is planned to raise funds.
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