The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), along with 22 agencies from 19 states, stopped a cancer charity fundraising scheme that allegedly raised millions from its donors but disbursed only a fraction of the donations, the agency said in a Sept. 25 statement.
The charity, Kars-R-Us.com Inc., and its operators, Lisa Frank and Michael Irwin, allegedly solicited donations on behalf of the United Breast Cancer Foundation Inc. (UBCF), which claimed to help individuals suffering from cancer, according to the statement.
“Kars solicited vehicle donations through national and local TV, radio and online ads in English and Spanish, claiming the donations would allow UBCF to ‘save lives’ by providing free and low-cost breast cancer screenings,” the statement said….