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Before Giving to a Charity

Steps you can take before donating to make sure you’re not giving money to a fake charity or a scammer.

Donating Through Crowdfunding, Social Media, and Fundraising Platforms

Avoid donating to a scammer when you give online through crowdfunding sites, social media platforms, and fundraising platforms.

What To Know Before Donating To Help First Responders, Active Duty Military, Veterans, and Their Families

Make sure your donations to help members of the police, firefighters, military personnel, and their families are not going to a scammer.

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Donating to help people in Ukraine? Check out the group or person before sending money by cryptocurrency or any other payment method.

Donating to help people in Ukraine? Check out the group or person before sending money by cryptocurrency or any other payment method.

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Donating with crypto? Watch out for scams.

Rosario Méndez

March 25, 2022

You may have heard that the government of Ukraine is receiving donations by cryptocurrency. Unfortunately, scammers have heard this too and they’ve been posting on social media, as well as sending

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Giving to help in Ukraine? Get your money where you mean it to go

Jennifer Leach

March 3, 2022

As ever, when scammers spot a crisis in the world, they are there to take advantage. It’s true after natural disasters, when scammers set up fake charities that look and sound like real ones to try to

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