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not affiliated with a particular church access to your personal information. people, so don’t let the bad guys stop you!
but wish to make a cash donation, call Just hit delete! If you think you have Go online and search CharityWatch,
a well-established church in your area been scammed, contact your bank Charity Navigator, and the Wise Giving
to find out who they are specifically immediately to report it. You can also Alliance for Charities that receive “A”
donating to, and how those funds put alerts on your credit report with ratings to be safe. As an added step to
are being forwarded to the intended Equifax, Experian, and Transunion verify the legitimacy of a charity, you can
charities. credit reporting agencies. Avoid the look them up in the IRS’s Tax Exempt
headache and do not open unfamiliar Organization Search. According to the
First-time donors often make the
emails, mark them as spam and move Federal Trade Commission, charitable
mistake of donating with debit cards,
on! contributions to verifi ed organizations
which are directly linked to their bank
accounts. Because they are a direct line Finally, be very cautious of solicitations
to your bank account, Debit Cards are from charities you do not recognize that Caroline High School
considered a more vulnerable payment claim you are a past contributor. Th is
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pay through an email solicitation link not remember doing so, it is a scam.
Anyone who attended
in your inbox or answer a text from Pay attention to the red flags waving
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someone you do not know! and listen to your initial gut feeling! Just
is invited to attend.
hang up or mark as spam!
One must always be very cautious when
clicking on any email link! Email (and Before contributing to a charity take the For further information,
texting) is the preferred communication time to cross-check the organization please call 410-479-0273 if you
method by scammers. One click on a with lists from watchdog groups. Giving have an interest in attending.
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