Comments on: Beware of door-to-door political fundraising scams

By: N. Courtney

N. Courtney — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:24:56 +0000

Actually Josh with a check a person can easily empty your checking account, electronic funds transfer, is the number one way to obtain money from someone. You have their ID on the check, the routing number, and the account number. When someone gets a check in the mail out of the blue and deposits that check into their account, the thieves use the information from the canceled check to get that information, and then electronically debit your account, and trust me the bank won’t call you or notify you that there has been a withdrawal until there is an overdraft. If you want to donate to any campaign you can mail a check or money order directly to the campaign or on their websites.

By: Josh Richman

Josh Richman — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:12:48 +0000

Amelia — can’t say for sure, but it’s probably less likely to be a scam if they’re taking checks instead of cash.

By: Amelia

Amelia — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:47:11 +0000

Just had man come to my home in Los Angeles late this afternoon asking for donations for the DNC. Gave him a check for $50 made out to DNC.
Filled out form with address and whether or not I’d like to volunteer. Saw he was going door to door with at least one other woman. Would like to know if this is indeed a scam.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:05:06 +0000

You’re wrong. Many of the groups do not work directly for the campaign, but for the DNC or MoveOn.org. I, for example, work for Grassroots Campaigns and we collect money for Barack Obama door to door