**Ops, this should be in "Serious /K section**

I was contacted by a charity foundation based in Selangor via WhatsApp asking for donations. I did some basic checks, looked them up online, confirmed they had a physical location, and that their bank account matched the organization’s name. Everything seemed legit, so I started donating monthly on and off.

I paused donations for a month or two due to personal finances, but they continued sending me monthly updates with the “amount needed” for their upcoming expenses. I didn’t always pay close attention to those messages.

Then, out of nowhere, another charity foundation from Johor contacted me via WhatsApp asking for donations. I didn't question much at this point and started donating to both (Selangor and Johor). After a few months, I stopped again for financial reasons. But they kept messaging me on and off about their usual expenses, which I didnt response to it.

Again, yet another charity from Selangor reached out. This one called me and followed up with WhatsApp messages.

Now I’m starting to wonder:

- How did the first charity get my contact in the first place?
- How did my number end up being passed around to other charity foundations even as far as Johor?
-Is there some kind of contact-sharing going on behind the scenes?

Has anyone else experienced something similar? Did your contact info get passed between different foundations?

Would like to know if this is a common thing or if I’ve somehow been flagged on some charity donor list.

Please don’t respond with stuff like: “Just block them” / “Don’t donate if you don’t want to” / “If it’s from the heart, it doesn’t matter.”

I’m not asking whether I should donate. I’m asking if others have had this kind of chain of unsolicited requests and what your take on it is.

Thanks in advance.

confirmed they had a physical location, and that their bank account matched the organization’s name.