The Better Business Bureau is offering tips to those participating in Giving Tuesday.
KSN News reports that scammers work to capitalize on the branding of popular organizations that you know.
Here are the five following things you need to watch for:
Watch out for mistaken identity
Avoid excessive pressure to donate
Be wary of overly emotional appeals
Engage the family in giving decisions
Rely on standards-based evaluations
Charities that are found to meet the 20 BBB Standards for Charity Accountability are helping to demonstrate their trustworthiness. Get free access to charity reports at Give.org.
Give.org has also compiled an alphabetical list of charities to give to.
