Clark gets very upset about all of the phony charities out there that take your hard-earned money and use it for personal gain. One infamous character was a man named Kent Stryker, who operated one of these phony charities in 1998. He registered 200 phony charity names that sounded like legitimate organizations including the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association. Then, people often called directory assistance for the phone number of one of these legitimate organizations, but they said a variation of the name .The operator then gave them the number to Stryker’s phony charity and they would hand over their money unknowingly. Today, Clark saw a story in the L.A. Times reporting that Stryker was finally being sentenced for 12 counts of mail fraud. It took six years to sentence this guy, and he’s finally going to jail. The lesson for you to remember is that you never want to give someone money or access to your credit card over the phone. Always ask for literature first. People are much more reluctant to contribute to charities if they’ve been taken by one of these scams. So, make sure you’re giving to the right one.