{"id":19209,"date":"2025-12-14T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/?p=19209"},"modified":"2025-12-14T15:42:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T22:42:45","slug":"attorney-general-labrador-urges-caution-with-holiday-charity-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/attorney-general-labrador-urges-caution-with-holiday-charity-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney General Labrador Urges Caution with Holiday Charity Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BOISE, ID<\/strong> <strong>\u2013<\/strong> Idaho Attorney General Ra\u00fal Labrador urged consumer caution this holiday season when responding to solicitations from charities. International Charity Fraud Awareness Week extends through December 12<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two biggest times of the year for charity scams and fraud are typically Christmas and any period following a natural disaster. Both appeal to the public\u2019s willingness to assist those in need and a sentimental tradition of charitable giving, which can be exploited by bad actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there are tips and tools available to help avoid scams and to make sure your donations are going where you want and helping those in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cThe holidays unfortunately bring out the worst in criminals who exploit our community\u2019s generosity,\u201d said Attorney General Labrador. \u201cWe can\u2019t allow scams to undermine legitimate charities or the people who depend on them. It\u2019s up to all of us to stay informed and make smart decisions about our donations.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be wary of unfamiliar organizations that contact you for donations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Real charities don\u2019t demand payment in gift cards or crypto currency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t click on links in texts or emails \u2013 go to the charity\u2019s website instead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t ever give banking information over the phone, text or email.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify charity registration and do your homework before donating.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>More prevention tips and research tools for charity scams are available on the Attorney General\u2019s Consumer Protection website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ag.idaho.gov\/consumer-protection\/report-scams-idaho\/\">ReportScamsIdaho.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOISE, ID \u2013 Idaho Attorney General Ra\u00fal Labrador urged consumer caution this holiday season when responding to solicitations from charities. International Charity Fraud Awareness Week extends through December 12th. The two biggest times of the year for charity scams and fraud are typically Christmas and any period following a natural disaster. Both appeal to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":19211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[243],"tags":[1476,824],"class_list":["post-19209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinions-op-eds","tag-crime","tag-press-release","cat-243-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19209"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19212,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19209\/revisions\/19212"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}