A screen shot of the official Red Cross Twitter stream(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- A swarm of spam and phishing attacks have emerged via the Internet in an attempt to exploit users who are looking for information about last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Scammers are using different tactics, including posting messages or fake news related to trending topics on Twitter in an effort to dupe unsuspecting users into visiting malicious websites,
These individuals will setup different fraudulent charities and sites that will try to steal the would-be victim's financial information.
Security websites are warning Internet users to stick to using reputable websites such as UNICEF, the Red Cross, and Doctors Without Borders when making donations to victims of the Japan disaster.
They also recommend that users should be careful with the spelling as scammers may often offer slight variations of spelling on reputable agencies while using similar aesthetics.
One way of telling if a website is bogus is if it does not contain an SSL certificate on the payment processing page.
Above all, the security sites ask individuals to use their own common sense and instincts. At the same time, they say that individuals should not let these scammers deter them from donating to disaster relief funds, such as the ones set up by Red Cross and UNICEF.
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