Shriners warns of Sacramento scam artist using hospital's name

From Stan Oklobdzija:

Shriners Hospitals is warning of a scam where a man purporting to represent the organization is fraudulently raising money, according to a news release.

The hospital became aware of the scam Friday when a Curtis Park resident notified the hospital that a man was in the neighborhood claiming to raise money to send a baseball team to Hawaii, the release said.

The man said he was working with Shriners Hospitals for Children and would donate books and toys to the hospital as part of the fund raising, the release said. Shriners Hospital is advising the public that they are NOT a part of this promotion.