Ever since the tsunami in Japan cyber criminals have taken to the social network’s and emails to make a profit from this. They have been sending emails to random people telling them they want to help out the cause and they want some money to send to the charity. Most of the emails have been reading “I’m Mrs. Mariam Ellis, a devoted humanitarian, with your assistance I want to set up a foundation (worth millions of dollars) to help the victims of Tsunami in Japan and other environments around the world. The funds are available. Please contact me for more details…” All of these emails are people with no good intentions but only want to make a quick buck. Most of these emails have been in the form of humanitarian emails, which many people around the world will easily buy into the fake email. This is a big problem for people who are willing to help a cause but instead get ripped off and no money actually goes toward a good cause. Some of the cybercriminals have taken to making fake internet website, in which they make them to look exactly like Red Cross websites. The director of MacAfee said to only go to legit web sites. “If you go directly to a disaster relief website, you can donate safely,” said Marcus. The good thing about cybercriminals is they have a 10 to 15% chance of actually making some money off people in the world. This shows it’s not as big as you may think but there are still some people who buy into the fake emails and sites. This can be a global problem if many people are buying into these cyber crimes and losing a lot by doing this.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/03/19/cybercriminals-target-consumers-looking-disaster-relief/
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