catholiccharitiesusa.org

Our law firm represents Catholic Charities USA (“CCUSA”) with respect to various intellectual property matters. Our client is a world-renowned non-profit charitable organization founded over a century ago, and is well-known across the world. CCUSA operates through a network of local Catholic Charity offices, which it oversees. More information is available at www.CatholicCharitiesUSA.org. CCUSA owns the well-known CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA marks, in respect of, inter alia, various philanthropic, social welfare, housing, employment, healthcare, personal and economic development, disaster aid and relief, along with financial sponsorship-related services. Our client’s well-known marks are registered and protected in various jurisdictions, including the United States. It has come to our attention that an unknown person or entity is impersonating our client, CCUSA. A couple from Cincinnati travelled to the CC Archdiocese of Indianapolis because they believed they were led to believe by scammers that they would receive a loan. The couple showed the Facebook page where they encountered the scam. The Facebook advertises a program supposedly run by CCUSA to provide loan services for immigrants. No such program exists. A previous similar scam occurred through a Facebook with the same Indiana address that was previously taken down. Also, several individuals from Chicago have called the CC Archdiocese of Indianapolis because of this website, https://caridadescatolicas.wixsite.com/financiera/. The website displays the correct address, but a different phone number for the CC Archdiocese of Indianapolis. The scammers used the following contact information: Website: https://caridadescatolicas.wixsite.com/financiera Email: [email protected] [BBB Scam Type: Charity] [Business: Unknown] [Location: VA, USA- 22314]