Source: PDI
MANILA, Philippines—Following a powerful earthquake and tsunami that triggered a worsening nuclear crisis in Japan’s northeastern coast, a number of websites posing as legitimate charity sites have popped up, soliciting donations from gullible Internet users, according to experts of a technology firm.
These websites are using the name of international organizations like the United Nations International Children’s Fund and the Red Cross to urge people to deposit money into specific bank accounts or send donations through online payment methods like Paypal, said Myla Pilao, director of Trend Micro’s core technology marketing.
“[But] the money does not reach these charities and instead end up in the pockets of scammers,” Pilao warned.
Suspicious websites could make the unwary vulnerable to identity theft as they also ask for credit card and personal information, she added.
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MANILA, Philippines—Following a powerful earthquake and tsunami that triggered a worsening nuclear crisis in Japan’s northeastern coast, a number of websites posing as legitimate charity sites have popped up, soliciting donations from gullible Internet users, according to experts of a technology firm.
These websites are using the name of international organizations like the United Nations International Children’s Fund and the Red Cross to urge people to deposit money into specific bank accounts or send donations through online payment methods like Paypal, said Myla Pilao, director of Trend Micro’s core technology marketing.
“[But] the money does not reach these charities and instead end up in the pockets of scammers,” Pilao warned.
Suspicious websites could make the unwary vulnerable to identity theft as they also ask for credit card and personal information, she added.
