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Published: May 10, 2007

You can use the Internet to contribute money quickly to most of your favorite nonprofit organizations.

Unfortunately, there are a number of online donation scams on the Internet.
How to spot an online donation scam

Most online donation scams take the form of unwanted and sometimes fraudulent spam e-mail messages and posts in online forums, asking for donations in the name of well-known legitimate charities, or disaster victims and survivor funds.

This form of fraud, called phishing, uses a type of spam or pop-up window that claims to be from a legitimate organization, but is used to con money or personal information from would-be donors.

Phishing e-mails often provide links to phony Web sites that appear to be official. (Phishing can be done over the phone, so it's wise to be skeptical of phone solicitations for charitable causes, as well.)

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