On 2005-09-11 11:48:51, Alan Randall writes:

Katrina's Online Response

It is said that tragedy brings out the best and the worst in people.

The same can be said of Hurricane Katrina, the powerful hurricane that devastated much of the US gulf coast. The storm's aftermath witnessed real life heroes rescuing their neighbors, searching for survivors, and delivering food and water. But, sadly, it also brought out the scammers, quacks, and fraudsters, who immediately used this tragedy as a new swindle.

The same is true in the online world. There are countless sites that are helping raise money for the victims. But then, there are possibly hundreds of others that are devoted to stealing money from them. These are taking the form of phishing attacks (that look like the Red Cross site), or just other websites with "katrina" in their name in order to sucker money out of those who just want to help.

Here at FraudEliminator we are working diligently to classify these fake sites and block them. We also just released version 2.3.7, which now alerts you based on the age of every site you visit. Be careful, and if you're using FraudEliminator, please report any fraudulent sites you find back to us. Let's stop these scammers in their tracks.