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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 03:49 PM
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I know we all know, but just a reminder to be on the alert for Help Haiti e-mail scams. nt
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LadyoftheRabbits Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 03:50 PM
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1. Very good point
People will take advantage of anything.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 04:04 PM
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2. I can't take credit -- they mentioned it on MSNC, so wanted to pass it along.
I know most of us wouldn't even give such an e-mail a serious thought, and many have our own favorite charities anyway, but there are some good hearted folks who may be too trusting and not as savvy to the schemes. :hi:
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timeforpeace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 04:05 PM
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3. Email, internet message boards, etc.
Edited on Wed Jan-13-10 04:06 PM by timeforpeace
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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 04:34 PM
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4. For the non-technical - suggest they type URL's into their browser

...instead of clicking on links in emails.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 05:10 PM
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5. Always a smart thing to do. nt
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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 05:19 PM
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7. Unless they make typo's

...but the probability of a typo error is lower than the probability of a scam link in an email.
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 05:14 PM
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6. good post
I was already thinking about this myself. Glad someone thought to post it, because I didn't.
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