The Better Business Bureau of Alaska, Oregon and Western
Washington, along with the Washington State Attorney General and the Washington
State Secretary of State have issued a warning to be on the alert for such
scammers. They recommend that you be leery of callers soliciting charitable
donations who:
- Demand donations using
threats, aggressive tactics or deadlines.
- Only accept cash donations
or checks made out to them personally.
- Can’t explain what kind of
relief will be offered, how it will be distributed, who will benefit, when
it will be allocated and what percentage of donations benefit causes.
- Search engine results from
unknown or untrustworthy websites.
- Unsolicited emails,
instant messages and social media posts from unknown senders.
- Videos or news stories with
unusual or shocking headlines.
- Call 1-800-332-4483
- Visit “Information for
Donors” at http://www.sos.wa.gov/charities/donors.aspx
- Visit “Give Wisely” at http://www.sos.wa.gov/charities/givewisely.aspx
The Better Business Bureau also provides good advice at http://www.give.org/.
If you feel that you have been a victim of a scam, report is
to the Washington State Attorney General’s Office at http://www.atg.wa.gov/file-complaint.
You can also report your experience on the Better Business Bureau’s Scam
Tracker at http://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/alaskaoregonwesternwashington.
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