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- Fraudulent e-mails targeting charities
- Spoof e-mails
- Online donations and payments
- General advice and contact details
Plan USA advises all supporters and visitors to our site to be aware of fraudulent email campaigns targeting charities. There is currently an increase in the number of such scams with perpetrators typically offering jobs or financial rewards in exchange for personal information. We value our supporters greatly and are doing everything we can to protect you from these types of activities.
Spoof e-mails
These email campaigns can often look reputable and will contain a link to a charity's website; they may even have a ‘spoofed’ address and appear to be from the charity themselves. In all of these scams the victim is asked for personal information such as bank account numbers or credit card details. No reputable organization will ever ask you to supply them with bank details via email.
Online donations and payments
Like most other charities, Plan USA offers online payment facilities including sponsorship and online donations. These are made through secure pages which are subject to very tight security and monitored regularly.
Please look for the padlock symbol which indicates that a page is secure.
General advice and contact details
If you are in any doubt at all about the authenticity of an email you have received then contact the charity it claims to be from directly. If you wish to contact Plan USA to discuss any concerns you have about an email you have received; or if you wish to report anything else suspicious then please get in touch immediately. You can call us at 1-800-556-7918 or email us at donorrelations@planusa.org.
