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Fraudulent charity warning: Macular Degeneration Association / American Medical Research Organization

Friday, April 25th, 2008

April 25, 2008

Bill McCollum
Attorney General
The Capital PL-01
Tallahassee, FL  32399-1050
E-mail: ag.mccollum@myfloridalegal.com

Dear Mr. McCollum:

I am writing to bring to your attention a fraudulent charity that is operating out of Florida and scamming well-meaning individuals.

I received a solicitation yesterday for an organization calling itself “Macular Degeneration Association” and which identifies itself as “a mission of,” i.e., a front for, the “American Medical Research Organization”.  The address given for the organization is 420 Beach Road, P.O. Box 20256, Sarasota, FL  34276, and the telephone number given is 941-870-4399.  The charity claims to be registered in Florida with the registration number CH18753.

Here is how I know that this organization is a scam: (more…)