Episode #1
Charity Scams Targeting Believers: Warning Signs and How to Give Wisely
Chris from First Century Christianity, a real congregation in North Kansas City, Missouri, shares a difficult but important warning about charity and internet scams.In the past year, our congregation has seen two people who don't know each other lose everything to online scammers. They gave all their money to strangers claiming to be a sick child in Africa or someone who is in Iowa one day and Florida the next. Both kept giving even after they became homeless. Any help given to someone caught in a scam like this, whether it's food, clothing or shelter, can end up in the scammer's pocket.Chris also talks about a common scam aimed at Sabbath-keepers. People pretending to be believers send emails claiming to be pastors overseas. They use familiar words like Yahweh, Yeshua, the calendar, the Sabbath Sentinel and the Church of God. Then they ask for money to keep the Feast of Tabernacles, right when your own assembly is preparing for it. In this video: • How charity and romance-style scams pull people into poverty• Red flags in emails from fake overseas ministries• Why our charity gives only within the U.S., to people we actually know• How to break free from a scam: cut all ties, get a new phone number, leave the platforms where scammers found you and start rebuilding• Trusted local options like the Northland Assistance Center in Kansas CityPlease don't give money to people you don't actually know and aren't physically helping. If you want to support people in need, give to charities that check who they're helping. When you give to us, your money won't go to scammers, either directly or indirectly.Have you helped someone recover from a scam like this? Please reach out. We'd like to learn what has worked.May Yahweh bless you and keep you in the name of His Son, Yeshua. Shalom. firstcenturychristianity.net #ScamAwareness #CharityScams #SabbathKeepers Keywords charity scams, internet scams, online scams, scam awareness, Christian scams, church scams, romance scams, fake pastor scam, overseas ministry scam, donation scams, how to avoid scams, scam victims, recovering from a scam, Sabbath keepers, Church of God, Sabbath Sentinel, Feast of Tabernacles, Yahweh, Yeshua, First Century Christianity, North Kansas City, Kansas City charity, Northland Assistance Center, giving wisely, Christian giving, tough love, elder fraud, homelessness
