The Wounded Warrior Project:

[MikeK]

Those who have donated or are considering donating to "The Wounded Warrior Project" should read this first:

Wounded Warriors Project A Legal Scam Veterans Today

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Well, crap. We've donated quite a bit.

Can't say its surprising that they're just like other "charities".

>Sad to say, the Wounded Warrior Project is bled dry by a top heavy, greedy executive structure and the remaining funds are disbursed to multi-tier distribution organizations with similar management structures. By the time the money actually goes to direct benefits for veterans, there is probably less than 10% that reaches them.

Giving locally is still the best plan.

 

[whitehall]

I wouldn't contribute a dime as long as the Wounded Warrior project supports PTSD patients.

 

[Mr. H.]

I wouldn't contribute a dime as long as the Wounded Warrior project supports PTSD patients.

Why zat?

 

[waltky]

Scammers use Wounded Warriors knock-off to target Indiana victims...

4 Allegedly Stole $125K Through Fraudulent Veteran Funds
17 Mar 2018 -- Four southern Indiana residents are accused of pocketing more than $125,000 through fundraisers touted as benefiting veterans and their families.

All four were indicted on fraud charges alleging that they solicited funds from individuals and businesses in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. They allegedly pocketed more than $125,000 in cash, gift cards, merchandise and other donations to the Wounded Warrior Fund, Inc. and the Wounded Warrior Foundation, Inc.

Logo of the Clark County Sheriff's Office, which worked with the U.S. Secret Service to expose a fundraising scam that played on the sympathies of about 1,000 donors.​

Prosecutors say many of the 1,000 donors were led to believe they were donating to the Wounded Warrior Project . Indicted were Clarksville residents 44-year-old James D. Linville and 38-year-old Joanie Watson and Henryville residents 42-year-old Thomas A. Johnson and 40-year-old Amy L. Bennett.

Watson's attorney says she's cooperating with investigators. Johnson's attorney declined comment. A message seeking comment was left for Linville's attorney. Bennett has no attorney. According to Stars and Stripes, the case was investigated by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Secret Service field office in Louisville, Ky.

4 Allegedly Stole $125K Through Fraudulent Veteran Funds

 

[MikeK]

Scammers use Wounded Warriors knock-off to target Indiana victims...

4 Allegedly Stole $125K Through Fraudulent Veteran Funds
17 Mar 2018 -- Four southern Indiana residents are accused of pocketing more than $125,000 through fundraisers touted as benefiting veterans and their families.

All four were indicted on fraud charges alleging that they solicited funds from individuals and businesses in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. They allegedly pocketed more than $125,000 in cash, gift cards, merchandise and other donations to the Wounded Warrior Fund, Inc. and the Wounded Warrior Foundation, Inc.

Logo of the Clark County Sheriff's Office, which worked with the U.S. Secret Service to expose a fundraising scam that played on the sympathies of about 1,000 donors.​

Prosecutors say many of the 1,000 donors were led to believe they were donating to the Wounded Warrior Project . Indicted were Clarksville residents 44-year-old James D. Linville and 38-year-old Joanie Watson and Henryville residents 42-year-old Thomas A. Johnson and 40-year-old Amy L. Bennett.

Watson's attorney says she's cooperating with investigators. Johnson's attorney declined comment. A message seeking comment was left for Linville's attorney. Bennett has no attorney. According to Stars and Stripes, the case was investigated by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Secret Service field office in Louisville, Ky.

4 Allegedly Stole $125K Through Fraudulent Veteran Funds

Scams of this nature are not at all unusual. Starving children, veterans, animals are the most common targets of the frauds and it's hard to tell which ones are legitimate.

 

[task0778]

This is the true WWP website. There are scammers ought there trying to defraud the public for just about every charity you can think of. Do not be giving money, credit card data, or banking info over the phone or at your front door. Check them out online or go to www.give.org to check out any charity.

Wounded Warrior Project