This is the time of year everyone feels like giving. So when you open your wallets to give to your favorite charity (and maybe some new ones that interest you), is also the time to be careful. Many scam artists are out there looking for your money. The advice in this article in credit.com published in Yahoo Finance and written by Adam Levin gives you a to do list when you start getting the calls and emails:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/4-ways-avoid-charity-scams-113051290.html

Remember that for every giver there is a taker; make sure the takers are legitimate charities that will be giving back to the causes you favor, not a con artist that will take and then give to him or herself!

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