Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
Scammers know that after a disaster, people will generously make donations to help the people who are affected. So, these people are sending out e-mail messages and making posts on social networking websites asking for donations for the fraudulent charitable organizations that they have created overnight. Be careful when sending your money; you want to help the victims and not to make the scammers rich by taking advantage of this tragedy.
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