Careful When You Donate This Election Season
I just got a call from the Green Party today asking for money. It's a typical thing when you're already on the donors list that your party will give you a call trying to milk you for that list bit of cash when an election is called so I wasn't bothered at all. In fact, I did the math and agreed to top up my contribution to total the $400 mark for the year (you get $300 back the following year in your tax return).
I'm posting this here because it occurred to me just as I was about to give the guy my card number that he called me. He could have been anyone claiming to be from the Green Party and I was about to give him my credit card info.
So I quizzed him and he passed. He had my account number, address, email address etc. etc. I'm not worried. But I thought I'd point this out to the rest of you for what it might be worth. Remember who called whom before you give out any personal info :-)
