August 31, 2006
Why Is a Mystery Man Making Prank Donation Calls?
It begins as a planned-giving officer's dream: A gentleman rings up out of the blue with an elaborate and emotional story about how he is prepared to give the charity an estate worth millions of dollars.
It ends as a minor annoyance and a head-scratching mystery when the would-be donor is rather easily exposed as a fraud: His address and phone numbers are bogus, and perhaps his name is too.
This scenario has played out numerous times over the past few months as a man calling
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