Don t Let Cybercrime Foil Your Charitable Donations This Season By Aamir Lakhani Make this a part of your routine computer maintenance Photo: Pixabay
The year-end charitable giving season is one of the biggest fundraising periods for non-profits. Unfortunately, bad actors have also taken notice and are continually coming up with new ways to try to scam people out of money – and that extends to cyber fraud. Emulating charitable organization s websites and using phishing scams are just some of the ways criminals are taking advantage of people s efforts to support good causes.
The good news is that there are some key practices you can follow to make sure you don t get scammed and that your hard-earned money is going to the right place.