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Breast Cancer Awareness Month brings with it a wave of appeals to donate to breast cancer charities. Better Business Bureau advises consumers to research charities and cause-related products carefully before donating or buying a pink-ribbon product.
“Breast cancer is a serious threat to the health of women as well as men,” said Michelle L. Corey, BBB St. Louis president and CEO. “But some fraudulent charities might try to cash in on the pink ribbon frenzy, so donors should do their homework before they make a donation or buy a pink-ribbon product.”
Some charities have names that resemble well-known breast cancer charities, so it is a good idea to check charities out on BBB’s website before donating.
In the last three years, 23 charity scams involving cancer have been reported to BBB Scam Tracker, out of about 630 charity scams reported over the same…
