The Secret Sister gift exchange may look festive, but it's an illegal pyramid scheme that resurfaces every holiday season.

Drew Lindsay’s article, “The Donor Pyramid May Be Bad for Giving. Can We Do Better?” (September 6), provided helpful insights to reduce fundraisers’ focus on big gifts and engage more small gift ...

These gift exchanges – like the “Secret Sister” post that’s being shared widely on Facebook – are actually illegal pyramid schemes. The “Secret Sister” gift exchange quickly became popular in 2015 ...

Fund raisers have long used gift pyramids to plan fund-raising campaigns. Now a Portland, Ore., communications company has introduced an inexpensive software program that allows them to easily ...

Every year about this time, messages about a Secret Sister gift exchange start making the rounds on Facebook. The premise is simple: Purchase one gift valued at $10 and send it to a “Secret Sister” ...

Better Business Bureau serving Canton Region and Greater West Virginia offers tips and advice for consumers to avoid fraudulent practices. A "Secret Santa" around the office, or with friends and ...

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SAN FRANCISCO -- If you have been tagged by a friend on Facebook, inviting you to take part in the "Secret Sister" holiday gift exchange -- don't do it. The Better Business Bureau says it's a scam ...

Yet another spammy chain-mail post is circulating on Facebook — and this one is actually illegal. "Secret sister" promises that you'll get 36 gifts in return for buying just one. But it's actually an ...