On Giving Tuesday, use these tips to avoid charity scams
Here are some suggestions for what to do before you give on Giving Tuesday, so you can follow both your head and your heart, and avoid being scammed. Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
In a charitable mood, but ever wary of scammers on Giving Tuesday?
The annual "Pennies for Charity: Fundraising by Professional Fundraisers" report released by New York Attorney General Letitia James provides suggestions on what you should do before you give — so you can follow both your head and your heart and avoid being scammed.
John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”
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