10/15/2026
🚨⚠️ SCAM ALERT — PLEASE SHARE! ⚠️🚨
ATTENTION ANIMAL RESCUES, SANCTUARIES, NONPROFITS, AND OUR FOLLOWERS!
Feathers of A Flock wants to warn everyone about a potential donation overpayment scam targeting organizations like ours. We got the check by Fed Ex yesterday and deposited it last night. We called the Bank this morning and put a hold on the check after getting this email! Spoke to the fraud team at our bank this morning, sent them our email conversation and all our documents.
Here is what happened:
We received an email claiming that a $4,000 donation check was mistakenly issued when the intended donation was only $2,000. The sender requested that we refund the extra $2,000 immediately by wire transfer.
🚩 HERE ARE THE RED FLAGS:
❌ A donation check for more than the promised amount.
❌ An excuse about an accounting error.
❌ Pressure to return the difference quickly.
❌ A request to send money back by wire transfer.
⚠️ PLEASE PROTECT YOURSELF! A check can appear to clear your bank and still turn out to be fraudulent. If you send money back before the check is verified, you could lose that money yourself.
❤️ OUR ADVICE TO OTHER RESCUES AND NONPROFITS:
• Never send money back simply because a donor asks you to.
• Do not spend or refund questionable funds.
• Contact your bank using its official phone number and explain the situation.
• Ask your bank to verify the check and advise you on the next steps.
• Save all emails, attachments, checks, and messages as evidence.
We are sharing this to help protect other organizations and prevent hardworking rescues from losing money intended for the animals in their care.
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Our animals depend on us, and we must protect the resources that keep them safe. 🦜❤️
— Feathers of A Flock 🪶
