Scamming Made Easy Through the Internet

Making a quick buck by scamming has been made easy through the Internet. People wanting to donate to the cause in Haiti after the recent earthquake need to be cautious about where their money is going. Searching on the Internet yields endless lists of charitable organizations supposedly helping in Haiti, but not all of these are legitimate. Anyone at his or her own computer can attempt to rob charitable people by giving false information over the Internet. The Internet brings speed and efficiency both to the man who professes the truth and to the scoundrel that would do anything to get gain. We need to be careful how we filter what we find on the Internet. For the full story, visit http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10434237-36.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1