Scammers will stop at nothing, not even a tragic natural disaster, for a chance to cash in. We offer some helpful tips to avoid disaster donation scams. Dont make donations via cash, gift card, or by wiring money. Cold calling is a popular past-time of donation scammers. They will often pretend to be a charity organisation, sending missives claiming to be Red Cross or Salvation Army, or pretty much anyone else they think may be relevant to a disaster. Theyll post pictures and ask for money to help people cull up of missing peoples missing services”]