By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com
WASHINGTON — The social networks like Facebook and Twitter, which have revolutionized communication among the masses, is likely to be fertile ground for con artists trying to cash in on Haiti fundraising scams, according to USA Today.
The paper reports that authorities are bracing for that possibility.
So far, authorities have gotten more than 170 complaints about fundraising scams linked to earthquake relief, USA Today reports.
“We’re seeing a lot of computer-based fraud — unsolicited e-mails, bogus websites,” David Nanz, chief of the FBI’s economic crimes unit told USA Today, adding, they’re also seeing “traditional stuff (in which) people are just raising money on the street fraudulently.”
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