Oklahoma tornado prompting charity scam warnings

'Please give' jar filled with coins

On Monday, May 20, a tornado ripped through Oklahoma, tearing apart whole communities and leaving nothing but devastation and destruction in its wake. When disaster strikes, it is natural for consumers to want to open their wallets and support recovery efforts. Unfortunately, scammers know this all too well and regularly take advantage of disasters, using other people’s misfortune to make easy money.

Charity scammers not only steal consumers’ money, but they also deprive legitimate charities of badly needed contributions. After the tornado, people will need help rebuilding homes and repairing broken communities. Charitable contributions are needed, but be careful that you are not defrauded by a deceptive con artist.

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