There are always people that try to make money on bad ways, but there are also people that have no manners at all ! Several people report online scams that are related to the NY disaster of Tuesday.
In my opinion these people should also be arrested as soon as possible and punished as hard as the law allows. But of course first they need to get the people behind the terrorist actions.
The groups say that most online scams come in the form of unsolicited e-mail, or spam, and postings in community forums soliciting donations for victims and survivors of the attacks. A typical message claims to be part of an "Express Relief Fund" or "Victims Survivor Fund." Another widespread e-mail solicited donations for the Red Cross, but the link led to a Web site unconnected with the popular, nonprofit relief organization. |
The agencies cautioned would-be donors to verify the solicitor's identity through another medium such as the telephone before donating money through credit cards or sending checks.
Virtually no bona fide relief agencies request funds by sending e-mail to people who are not already involved in that agency," CAUCE and SpamCon warned in a joint statement. "Solicitations made in this way may also violate laws in the United States and Europe.
So be warned and make sure that if you donate money it will get to the right place !
Source: Zdnet.com
