This is a true story. Names and images have been changed to protect privacy. What happened to Mrs. V is a big part of why I created CharityCheck101.org. A local police department asked me to help them figure out what had happened to money of an older woman (I’ll call...
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The Best Charities for You – guide now available
Available now on Amazon Kindle Free sample . . . It’s your money. It’s your right to dedicate it to the work that matters most to you. Life is too short to donate your hard-earned dollars to charities that waste your money or focus on things that don’t matter to you....
IRS reminds us all to donate carefully after disasters to avoid scams
From the IRS: After an emergency or disaster, people rally to help victims by donating money. Unfortunately, this can give criminals an opportunity to prey on them by soliciting donations for fake charities. Scammers may also pose as federal agencies to dupe disaster...


