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UTAH COUNTY -- Habitat for Humanity of Utah County is warning everyone to be aware of a man going door to door asking for money. The organization says the man does not work for them but is using its name to collect money.
The organization says it knows of two instances where the man was near the BYU campus trying to collect money. Kena Mathews, executive director for Habitat for Humanity, says the man was going door to door, saying he was raising money for the organization and Hurricane Katrina victims.
The director says her local office isn't involved in anything like that, nor is Habitat for Humanity International.
What concerns the Utah County office is the man is using the organizations' reputation.
Mathews says, "It's very bothersome to us. It's hard to raise money, and we need a lot of money to do what we do, and to know someone is out there using our good name to pocket his own money is very disconcerting."
One of the organizations board members had a daughter living near BYU. She was approached by the man twice. She didn't give him any money but told her father.
After that, the Utah County office says they filed a police report.
The director says she doesn't know how much he may have collected. She says the man may seem to have credentials.
Habitat for Humanity says it does not go door to door to raise money.
The organization says the safest way to donate to Habitat for Humanity is to go to its website or call one of their offices. For more information, click here.
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