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The upcoming 10 year anniversary of September 11 will usher in a remembrance of the event for many. A lot of people will be online this upcoming anniversary and will be high in patriotism, with their defenses down: something which scammers will try to take advantage of by capitalizing on peoples’ emotions via phishing scams. Cybercriminals will . . . → Read More: 9/11 10 Year Anniversary Scams Thankfully, Hurricane Irene wasn’t the monster many feared that it would be. Although power loss has hit millions of people, billions of dollars, in damage, from flood and wind has been reported, and 20 people have died, it could have been a lot worse. Now, people are preying on the hard times of others by trying . . . → Read More: Hurrican Irene: Beware of Natural Disaster Scams If you’re considering donating your car to charity, be sure to do your research beforehand. Some fraudulent organizations are claiming that they are a genuine non-profit charity which accepts vehicles as a form of donation. The scam organization receives multiple car donations and the vehicles are sold off at wholesale auctions. Instead of the money from . . . → Read More: Avoid Falling Victim to a Car Donation Scam Scammers haven’t wasted any time in trying to cash in on the devastating tsunami that hit Japan last Friday. Hoax emails are being sent out using the name of the British Red Cross in attempt to trick people into donating money to charity. The FBI says the fake emails pretend to come from the British Red . . . → Read More: Avoid Japan Tsunami Donation Scams Cyber criminals are using the devastating New Zealand earthquake to scam generous people out of money. The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the city of Christchurch, New Zealand in February, killing an estimated 240 people. Scammers quickly began sending spam emails shortly thereafter requesting charitable donations, preying on sympathetic supporters looking to help disaster victims. The scam is . . . → Read More: New Zealand Earthquake Prompts Donation Scams The political unrest in the Middle East is producing a flood of charity scam emails from criminals seeking to fool consumers into sending money. An email claiming to be from Mr. Mohammed Hammad of Egypt says he is a political consultant to the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The fraudulent email says he needs help in securing . . . → Read More: Turmoil in Egypt Creates Charity Scam Attempts The Indiana Attorney General’s office is issuing a warning that telephone scam artists are posing as representatives of the Department of Child Services – a made-up organization that does not actually exist. The scammers are calling victims’ home phones and attempting to fraudulently solicit charitable donations. Officials have received complaints that the callers are claiming that . . . → Read More: Child Services Donation Fraud St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundation in Huntington, WV is warning citizens about a current fundraising donation scam. A con artist posing as an employee of St. Mary’s has been going door-to-door and making phone calls asking for money. St. Mary’s officials said they have been told of at least two attempts to collect money or ask . . . → Read More: St. Mary’s Medical Center Donation Scam A record flood recently devastated Pakistan and put millions of its residents in distress. This highly destructive flood has left desperate Pakistanis without basic essentials like water, food and shelter. Many generous Americans have been donating to charities in effort to help the victims, but scam artists are taking advantage of their kindness. Scammers are setting . . . → Read More: Pakistan Flood Scam Preys on Donators Con artists are using Habitat for Humanity’s well-known status and good reputation to trick job seekers into divulging personal information and becoming victims of identity fraud. Criminals are sending out recruitment emails claiming that Habitat for Humanity will pay between $300 and $500 per week to new employees in this new job scam. The email notes . . . → Read More: Habitat for Humanity Email Scam |
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