These scammers often strike after a natural disaster like an earthquake, flood, tornado, or after a national tragedy. During these times, there are always legitimate charities working to assist people affected by the events. But there are also predators ready to exploit people’s willingness to help.
They quickly create fraudulent “charitable” organizations and then call or send a letter or email requesting that you help the victims by sending money through a money transfer. It’s never a good idea to transfer money to people or organizations you don’t know. If you genuinely want to make a donation to help victims of a tragic event, do so through a trusted organization.
If a charity asks for a donation by money transfer, it’s likely a scam. Once a donation is sent by money transfer, the scam is complete and, unfortunately, your money will not go towards the cause you intended.
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