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Katrina e-mail scams
Under the virus scam, the hackers send a "Trojan" virus to the victim's computer, which can give them complete access to, and control of, its files.
While the user is not infected if he or she simply read the e-mail without opening the attachment, people are urged to delete such e-mails immediately.
It is also recommended that people check that their virus-protection is up to date.
In addition to these measures, people are being encouraged to double-check the validity of any charity which asks via e-mail for a Katrina donation.
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User Comments (3)
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spike
on September 5, 2005 10:52 AM |
I wondered how long it would take. These people just have no empathy 
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phantasm66
on September 6, 2005 12:06 PM |
Its totally sick. |
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Charmaine
on September 15, 2005 10:01 AM |
Hmmm, that's what I was trying to do when I found this site ... verify an email requesting donations for Katrina victime. I searched KATRINA EMAIL SCAMS in ask.com and was brought here. Obviously not the answer. Where DOES one go to find out whether an email donation request in legit or not? Anyone know? Thanks. |
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