They may send emails from a bogus charity or ones that purport to come from a legitimate charity but contain a link to a scam site.

But scammers who set up bogus charities should be named and shamed.

The committee expresses concern at the potential for bogus charities to raise money for extremists.

Donations may be anonymous and, because payments can only be made to genuine registered charities, the account prevents account holders from accidentally donating to bogus charities.