Haiti earthquake: How to help
A list of charitable organizations active in the nation
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34835478/ns/world_news-americas/?gt1=43001
"Past tragedies and natural disasters have prompted individuals with criminal intent to solicit contributions purportedly for a charitable organization or a good cause," the FBI said, in passing along these tips:
Ignore unsolicited e-mails, and do not click on links within those messages.
Be skeptical of individuals representing themselves as surviving victims or officials asking for donations via e-mail or social networking sites.
Be cautious of e-mails that claim to show pictures of the disaster areas in attached files, because the files may contain computer viruses. Open attachments only from know senders.
Decline to give personal or financial information to anyone who solicits contributions.
Make contributions directly to known organizations, rather than relying on others who claim in e-mails that they will channel the donation to established groups.
The FBI says anyone receipting an e-mail that appears to be a scam should forward it to this website: www.ic3.gov
If you wish to donate then do so to a reputable charity such as medecins sans frontiers or oxfam both of whom have a long standing presence in Haiti.
http://www.msf.org.uk/
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/
and really those who profit from the misery of the poorest are scum. i really couldn't forgive that sort of behaviour and admire those who could
whats happening in Haiti is really tragic. Alas, some sickos see it as another opportunity.
Many thanks to make us cautious of spams...
Thanks for the info.