Pacific Island Storms Create a Tsunami of Online Scams

Thanks to our friend Nancy Daniels of Outrigger Hawaii for posting this on her Facebook page:

Hawaii's Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning people about malicious Web sites and tweets trying to take advantage of recent natural disasters in Pacific island nations. Within hours of the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunamis that hit the islands of Samoa and Tonga, malicious software emerged as "scareware" in the form of fake anti-virus scans.

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You can help the people of the Samoas by donating to the Red Cross at 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767). When calling just specify that you want your contribution to go directly to Samoas relief. You can also donate online at www.redcross.org.