Post by sherlew99 on Dec 9, 2013 14:30:55 GMT -6
Beware of these holiday charity scams growing online
By Kelley Holland | CNBC – Fri, Dec 6, 2013
'Tis the season to be jolly. Unfortunately, 'tis also the season for charity scams.
Consumers often become more generously minded in December, thanks partly to the many appeals they see and hear in malls and on the streets. A survey by Charity Navigator found that charities receive 41 percent of their donations in the last few weeks of the year. The approaching year-end tax deadline also makes December a great month to take charitable deductions.
But the very impulses that make us want to give can make us less cautious about whom or what we give to—and scam artists are all too aware of this.
By Kelley Holland | CNBC – Fri, Dec 6, 2013
'Tis the season to be jolly. Unfortunately, 'tis also the season for charity scams.
Consumers often become more generously minded in December, thanks partly to the many appeals they see and hear in malls and on the streets. A survey by Charity Navigator found that charities receive 41 percent of their donations in the last few weeks of the year. The approaching year-end tax deadline also makes December a great month to take charitable deductions.
But the very impulses that make us want to give can make us less cautious about whom or what we give to—and scam artists are all too aware of this.
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