IRS warns of scammers using fake charities to exploit taxpayers

  • ELKS DONATE TO PCC – The Perryton Elks Lodge #2368 donated $2000 to the Panhandle Crisis Center. Accepting the donation is Samantha Gonzales. Also pictured is Shawna Maxwell, Loyal Knight Terry Ashmore, Exalted Ruler Dewayne Holdeman, and Chris Perrett.
    ELKS DONATE TO PCC – The Perryton Elks Lodge #2368 donated $2000 to the Panhandle Crisis Center. Accepting the donation is Samantha Gonzales. Also pictured is Shawna Maxwell, Loyal Knight Terry Ashmore, Exalted Ruler Dewayne Holdeman, and Chris Perrett.

    The Internal Revenue Service today urged everyone to be on alert for scammers using fake charities to dupe taxpayers, especially following major disasters.

    Whether an earthquake or wildfires, good-natured taxpayers rally to help victims after an emergency or disaster by donating money. Unfortunately, scammers often try to prey on wellintentioned donors by posing as fake charities, hoping to steal m…