Avoid Japan Earthquake Phishing

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Global online community is showing support by charities’ websites like Red Cross for the 8-9 magnitudes earthquake that hit Japan on 17 March 2011- friday. There are some ways to make sure your donation reaches the right people.

1) Check for the URL spelling. Hackers are smart at making the fake URL looks real, for instance, credits.com for credit.com. This technique is called typosquatting.
2) Do not get misdirected. Online financial phishing scams will frequently direct you to a third party website that ask for your credit card information. If you’re being redirected to another site that does not look right, please disconnect from that website. Do not pay any attention to the link text because they can say anything. You have to pay more attention to the URL.
3) Avoid the social pressure. A scams usually works because it preys on a huge amount of people, please do some research if you see a website that appears syspicious. Never trust messages and links spread through Twitter.com and Facebook.com because they are hotbeds for scammers looking to mkake quick cash. Never give out your PIN code, driver's lisence number, phone number or date of birth because none of that information is required by legitimate sites like Red Cross.