Feel Good About Giving with Wescom

Your Donations are Secure with Wescom

When you join Wescom and the Wescom Foundation in donating to organizations in Online Banking or the mobile app, know that we have done the due diligence necessary to ensure that 100% of your donations will go to legitimate organizations helping with relief efforts.

After high-profile disasters or emergencies, fraudsters may attempt to steal your money by creating fake charity organizations seeking donations. These charity fraud scams can come to you via email, social media, or phone calls so it’s best to use caution and do your research when you're looking to donate to charitable causes. When you donate through Wescom, we’ve already done the research for you.

The following tips can help you avoid charity fraud scams:

1. Donate to established charities or groups whose work you know and trust – like Wescom!
2. Scammers can change caller ID to make a call look like it’s from a local area code.
3. Do your research. Use the Federal Trade Commission's resources to examine the track record of a charity.
4. Give using a check or credit card. If a charity or organization asks you to donate through cash, gift card, virtual currency, or wire transfer, it's probably a scam.
5. Practice good cyber hygiene:
   • Don't click links or open email attachments from someone you don't know.
   • Manually type out links instead of clicking on them.
   • Don't provide any personal information in response to an email, robocall, or robotext.
   • Check the website's address—most legitimate charity organization websites use .org, not .com.

For more tips, visit, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Trade Commission. If you receive a call, text, or email asking you for personal information, visit wescom.org/Security-Center to report fraud or call us at 1-888-4WESCOM (1-888-493-7266) to let us know.