[infoshare] Haitian Earthquake Relief Fraud Alert
- From: "Luis Guerra" <free_speech@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <"Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@freelists.org>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:25:52 -0500
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Press Release
Haitian Earthquake Relief Fraud Alert
The FBI today reminds Internet users who receive appeals to donate money in
the aftermath of Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti to apply a critical eye and
do
their due diligence before responding to those requests. Past tragedies and
natural disasters have prompted individuals with criminal intent to solicit
contributions purportedly for a charitable organization and/or a good cause.
Therefore, before making a donation of any kind, consumers should adhere to
certain guidelines, to include the following:
list of 6 items
. Do not respond to any unsolicited (spam) incoming e-mails, including
clicking links contained within those messages.
. Be skeptical of individuals representing themselves as surviving victims
or officials asking for donations via e-mail or social networking sites.
. Verify the legitimacy of nonprofit organizations by utilizing various
Internet-based resources that may assist in confirming the group's existence
and
its nonprofit status rather than following a purported link to the site.
. Be cautious of e-mails that claim to show pictures of the disaster areas
in attached files because the files may contain viruses. Only open
attachments
from known senders.
. Make contributions directly to known organizations rather than relying on
others to make the donation on your behalf to ensure contributions are
received
and used for intended purposes.
. Do not give your personal or financial information to anyone who solicits
contributions: Providing such information may compromise your identity and
make
you vulnerable to identity theft.
list end
Anyone who has received an e-mail referencing the above information or
anyone who may have been a victim of this or a similar incident should
notify the
IC3 via
www.ic3.gov.
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/earthquake011310.htm
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