RALEIGH, NC (News Relase) –– If you’ve spent any time on social media, you may have come across ads or videos selling merchandise that claim to support a charity or a local cause. Complete with older adults, adorable animals, touching music, and handmade products, these videos are part of a growing social media scam targeting animal lovers and kind-hearted donors.
What you’ll learn:
- How a new scam on TikTok is targeting social media users with fake donation requests.
- Tips to avoid donation scams and other social media scams.
- Information on how to give locally and check to see if a charity is real.
How the scam works
When scrolling on TikTok or another social media platform, you see a video showing an older adult asking for help. The video may say something along the lines of, “Please stay for 8 seconds to help my cat shelter from shutting down,” or “Please don’t scroll for 12 seconds to help my failing animal shelter.”…