# Charitable solicitations in top 10 online fraud list

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/05/16/charitable-solicitations-top-10-online-fraud-list/
- Published: 2001-05-16T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The US government has introduced The Sentinel, an online database of Internet frauds
and scams for use by law enforcement agencies in the USA, Canada and Australia. 
Sentinel lists the top 10 most common online frauds, and “charitable solicitations”
is listed in eighth place. It shares this dubious distinction with “Business Opportunities
and Work-at-Home Plans” and “Travel, Vacation and Timeshare Plans.” 
The US government
has introduced The Sentinel, an online database of Internet frauds and scams for
use by law enforcement agencies in the USA, Canada and Australia. Sentinel lists
the top 10 most common online frauds, and “charitable solicitations” is listed in
eighth place. It shares this dubious distinction with “Business Opportunities and
Work-at-Home Plans” and “Travel, Vacation and Timeshare Plans.”

Although actual figures are not presented, this confirms that charities or at least
charitable giving is considered fair game by online fraudsters.

Visit The Sentinel.

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