Giving season reminder: Verify before you donate
POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE
Kyra Meister
703-836-1746
Kyra.Meister@preventcancer.org
Alexandria, Va. – The Prevent Cancer Foundation® has been made aware of two recent scams in York County, Pennsylvania, and Kewanee, Illinois, where individuals are fraudulently posing as representatives of our organization. The Prevent Cancer Foundation is not involved with either of these events or any effort to ask you to purchase gift cards. We want to be clear: The Foundation will never send you a check and ask you to purchase gift cards on our behalf.
We are grateful to the York County and Kewanee police departments for their work identifying this fraudulent behavior and warning the public about these activities. With giving season kicking off this week, we encourage everyone to remain vigilant and verify charitable organizations before donating:
- Verify before you give: Always confirm that you are donating through official channels. Visit preventcancer.org to learn more about our mission and make secure contributions.
- Watch for red flags: Requests for gift cards, personal financial information or unusual payment methods are signs of a scam.
- Report suspicious activity: If you receive a questionable solicitation, contact your local law enforcement and report it to the Federal Trade Commission at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
Your support helps us continue our work to prevent cancer and save lives. Thank you for staying alert and helping us protect the integrity of charitable giving.
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About the Prevent Cancer Foundation®
The Prevent Cancer Foundation® is the only U.S.-based nonprofit organization solely dedicated to cancer prevention and early detection. Through research, education, outreach and advocacy, we have helped countless people avoid a cancer diagnosis or detect their cancer early enough to be successfully treated. We are driven by a vision of a world where cancer is preventable, detectable and beatable for all.
La Fondation se mobilise pour relever le défi de réduire les décès par cancer de 40% d'ici 2035. Pour y parvenir, nous nous engageons à investir $20 millions dans des technologies innovantes pour détecter le cancer à un stade précoce et faire progresser le dépistage multi-cancer, $10 millions pour étendre le dépistage du cancer et la vaccination. l'accès à des communautés médicalement mal desservies et $10 millions pour informer le public sur les options de dépistage et de vaccination.
For more information, please visit www.preventcancer.org.