You’ve heard about sweepstakes scams.
You’ve read about government grant scams.
You’re on the lookout for scam attempts on your social media pages.
And then there are the unfortunate charity-related scams.
How about, then, we tell you about a fraudulent act that combined all four: a woman was sent a message via Facebook telling her about a government grant opportunity. All she had to do was wire transfer two thousand dollars to a charity in Massachusetts.
You can read the full story here. But we’d also like to remind our readers that there are a few lessons here, as well:
- you have to apply for a grant and won’t have to pay upfront fees to get one;
- you should never wire transfer money to an unknown source (even if it’s a charity);
- check your privacy settings on social media pages;
- and stop, ask questions, and verify!
