Money you'll never get · stamped SCAM
The hurricane relief fund nobody runsSCAM
A real scam people fell for this year, next to the real thing. The numbers mark the three things to check: hover or tap one to see what it tells you.
Donations help our teams provide shelter, water and health care to people hit by the storm.
You'll get a tax receipt by email. Charitable registration number 11924 6544 RR0001.
Your donation sends food, water and shelter to children in the Caribbean today.
About us: since 2009, Bright Horizon Children's Trust has helped families in need. 100% goes directly to families.
Always check the address.
A "relief fund" on a throwaway address that can't even keep its own name straight: the top says Hurricane Relief Fund, the text says Bright Horizon Children's Trust. Real charities show one registered name and a charity number.
redcross.ca is the Canadian Red Cross's own site.
hurricane-relief-fund.online is a throwaway address, and the page calls itself by two different names.
It asks for a gift and gives you a tax receipt.
It wants your card, with no charity number and no receipt.
No countdown.
"Every hour counts", "children are waiting".
RememberAfter a disaster, give through a charity you know, by typing its address yourself. Never through a link in a post.
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