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Creative credit card donation scam

Robert Weiner

Further, the original credit card from which the gift was made has been closed due to recent suspect activity and could we refund the $8,100 balance back to another credit card. The gift was made in memory of the donor’s late mother (never named) who had a wonderful experience at our college.

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Lame spam of the day: Warning PayPal Account Placed on hold

Robert Weiner

Respective , Due to new activity PayPal recently Withhold Your account and transformed it's type to Unreliable. Valued , Due to recent activity PayPal recently Stopped activity in Your account and transformed it's type to Unreliable. Subjects: Urgent Information PayPal Account Modified. Refards, PayPal.

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Lame spams of the day: Fake Facebook notifications

Robert Weiner

Sample 2: Hi, Here's some activity you may have missed on Facebook. Sample 3: Hi, Here's some activity you have missed on Facebook. You may be asked to enter this confirmation code: 48182369. Again, welcome! Thanks, The Facebook Team. Adelyn HESS has posted statuses, photos and more on Facebook. link leads to [link].

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Use Online Surveys to Get the Feedback You Need to Succeed

Robert Weiner

An online survey is a powerful research tool that can deliver the feedback you need to determine the needs of your constituents and the activities that attract donors.

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Lame spam of the day: USPS Delivery Confirmation

Robert Weiner

Future activity will continue to be emailed for up to 2 weeks from the date of request shown above. To check on the delivery status of your mailing or arrange redelivery please visit our website: [link]. Please make sure to print out your invoice in order to collect your package at our Post Office: [link].

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Want your product covered in Idealware’s Donor Management report?

Robert Weiner

If you're a database vendor and want to be considered, fill out the survey at [link] I assume their criteria will be similar to what they used last time, which was a starting cost of less than $4,250 in the first year and at least 100 active clients (see the report for the full criteria). The survey deadline is Feb.

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NY Times says text donations system is flawed

Robert Weiner

If you want to learn more, Mobile Active published a great overview of the mobile giving landscape last year called Texting for Charitable Dollars: The Definitive Guide. There will be more ways to give via cell, like PayPal for Mobile and XIPWIRE. That will bring down the startup and monthly costs and allow you to identify your mobile donors.

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