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The FBI also offers suggestions on how to avoid charity scams. Here are four of them: Be on the lookout for groups with copycat names or names similar to those of reputable, well-known organizations.
Charity fraud, also known as a donation scam, is the act of using deception to obtain money from people who believe they are donating to a charity.Often, individuals or groups will present false information claiming to be a charity or associated with one, and then ask potential donors for contributions to this non-existent charity.
A sucker list is a list of people who have previously fallen for a scam such as a telemarketing fraud, lottery scam, high-yield investment program, get-rich-quick scheme, or work-at-home schemes, or, as used by charities, someone who made a donation. The lists are usually sold to scammers or charities. [1] [2] [3]
This is a list of charities accused of ties to terrorism. A number of charities have been accused or convicted in court of using their revenues to fund terrorism or revolutionary movements, rather than for the humanitarian purposes for which contributions were ostensibly collected.
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If you have been affected by a scam or fraud, contact the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office at 877-566-7226. Under many circumstances, scams and frauds are a crime so contact local law ...
charity: $38 million: FINalternatives: Bramdean Asset Management: asset manager: $31.2 million: WSJ [8] Mortimer B. Zuckerman Charitable Remainder Trust (New York Daily News owner's charity) US charity: $30 million: CNBC: Arthur I. and Sydelle F. Meyer Charitable Foundation: charity: $29.2 million: The Palm Beach Post: Chris Lighty: individual ...
Americans give billions of dollars to charitable operations every year, but sadly not all of the recipients are legitimate. On Tuesday, charges were filed against 4 cancer charities for allegedly ...