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Every now and again, news emerges of someone who was meant to be raising money for charity letting temptation get the better of them. It's usually when they're  faced with the prospect of a large collection resulting from some gambling activity such as a raffle or a lottery. Its almost as if the perceived immorality of it all rubs off on them. 

Sometimes it's just greed. Mostly it's because the temptee is in some kind of trouble and this offers a way out. Consider the case of 'Father Ted' and the car raffle. Ted's written off the car he's meant to be raffling so he tries to engineer the draw so that Dougal wins it. It's a fictional comedy show but that kind of scenario isn't so far fetched.

Several years ago, 2 people who were running a syndicated lottery were sentenced for fraud. 7 jackpot prizes had not reached the winners. Where the money had gone wasn't released but all indications were that the company had made a couple of bad moves and were in financial trouble. 

The moral is, pay fundraisers well and keep an eye out for any trouble that they're in! 


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