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InternetNews
January 7, 2005
Tim Gray |
Tsunami Donations Skyrocket Online The tsunami that killed more than 150,000 people and pulverized the coastlines of nearly a dozen nations has also brought out unprecedented use of the Internet.   |
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2005
Marc Ross Manashil |
Don't Forget the World's Daily Disasters Global tragedy did not begin or end with the 2004 tsunami. Seize a chance to commit to international giving. |
InternetNews
March 31, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
Internet Crime Complaints Soared 33% in 2008 Driven by problems with e-commerce transactions and fraud, complaints skyrocketed last year. |
AFP eWire
January 4, 2005 |
Give, But Give Wisely, to Tsunami Relief Efforts The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) today encouraged the general public to contribute to tsunami relief efforts, but urged donors to use caution when giving to avoid potential scams. |
InternetNews
March 18, 2010
Larry Barrett |
FBI Says Cybercrime Skyrocketing A new report from the FBI says the rate of cybercrime incidents is growing rapidly at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars a year. |
InternetNews
March 4, 2009
Alex Goldman |
FTC Warns of Stimulus Scams Online Fraudsters take to the Web, enticing victims with a share of the U.S.'s massive stimulus package. |
InternetNews
September 23, 2005
Tim Gray |
Hurricane Rita Stirs up Scammers Storm likely to be a fertile breeding ground for phishers. |
The Motley Fool
December 31, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Compassionate Corporations Many U.S. companies dig deep to help tsunami victims in Southeast Asia. This is yet another sign that many companies strive to be good corporate citizens by giving something back. |
AFP eWire
January 6, 2005 |
U.S., Canada to Extend Tax Deduction for Tsunami Relief Both the American and Canadian federal governments are working on plans to allow taxpayers to claim a tax deduction (for the United States) or credit (for Canada) in tax year 2004 for contributions made for tsunami relief efforts in January 2005. |
AFP eWire
January 8, 2006 |
U.S. Giving to Tsunami Relief Exceeded $3 Billion Approximately 25% of American households contributed a total of $2.78 billion to tsunami relief efforts. Corporations gave $340 million, and foundations accounted for $40 million. |
PC World
December 2005
Anne Kandra |
Consumer Watch: Charity Starts at Your Home PC Tips on using online resources to safely and securely make the most of your charitable donations. |
Searcher
June 2006
Piper & Ramos |
A Failure to Communicate: Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina The Katrina disaster was exacerbated by poor communications. Some help was provided by the Internet, but it was also a breeding round for Katrina-related scams. |
AFP eWire
January 13, 2005 |
North American Tsunami Relief Contributions Exceed $550 Million; Arkansas Extends Deduction Deadline Charities across North America have received more than $550 million in contributions to support relief efforts related to the Southeast Asia tsunami which hit several countries on Dec. 26, 2004. |
InternetNews
February 23, 2005
Jim Wagner |
FBI: We're Not Infecting You The culprit, according to e-mail security sites Symantec and F-Secure, could be a new strain of the Sober.K worm, which spoofs the domain addresses of a number of e-mail servers. |
InternetNews
August 31, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Tech Community Rallies For Katrina Relief As with previous natural disasters, tech companies are doing their part to help with relief operations after hurricane Katrina devastated the gulf region. |
AFP eWire
March 29, 2011 |
Americans Under Age 40 Are as Likely to Donate to Japan Disaster Relief Through Electronic Means as Traditional Means In a striking shift in charitable donations methods, Americans under age 40 are now just as likely to give donations to disaster relief through digital means as they are through traditional means. |
DailyCandy
January 3, 2005 |
Disaster Relief You want to help the victims of Asia's massive tsunami? (Of course you do.) The best thing you can do is make a donation to humanitarian organizations that already have relief programs in Southeast Asia. Here are a few. |
InternetNews
January 3, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Bush Says Go Online to Offer Tsunami Support Flanked by two former presidents, he tells Americans they can help best by going online. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2004
Rich Duprey |
Investment Advice for Deposed Despots Email scams from fake foreign officials are still a potent Internet problem. Here are some tips to help you avoid being a victim of these Nigerian 4-1-9 scams. |
PC World
September 13, 2001 |
Beware of Online Scams for Disaster-Relief Funds Spam-busters urge online donors to check out charities to ensure contributions are properly routed... |
InternetNews
November 19, 2004
Chris Nerney |
A Costly Identity Crisis If it seems to you that the phishing/spam problem has gotten worse lately, it (unfortunately) isn't your imagination. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Post-Tsunami: How to Help What can you do to lend a hand in the wake of tragedy? Charitable giving is part of being a well-rounded investor. Here are some ways you can help alleviate suffering overseas. |
InternetNews
October 31, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Fraud Meets Its Match on Internet The FBI and online job seeker giant Monster Worldwide lead an anti-Internet fraud initiative. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2005
Leitch & Churchill |
Personal Help For Tsunami Victims A UBS adviser took 10 days leave to volunteer in Southeast Asia after the devastating tsunami... Citigroup announced a $3 million contribution... Merrill Lynch pledged $1 million... etc. |
InternetNews
April 14, 2006
David Miller |
Phishing for Tax Scam Victims Federal investigators are warning about the dangers of e-mails claiming to be from the IRS. |
InternetNews
June 16, 2004
Clint Boulton |
ID Theft Costs Victims $2.4B in One Year New Gartner research says millions are duped by online fraudsters through scams such as phishing. |
Bio-IT World
February 11, 2005
Kevin Davies |
Tsunami Science The task of retrieving and identifying bodies in Southeast Asia enters a new phase. At the Thailand Tsunami Victim Identification Center, officials have been evaluating genetic database systems for comparing ante-mortem and post-mortem DNA samples. |
InternetNews
October 30, 2008
Richard Adhikari |
Yahoo, Microsoft Ally to Tackle Lottery Scams With the threat of online scams rising as economic woes worsen, Yahoo and Microsoft look to clamp down on e-mail lottery hoaxes. |
InternetNews
December 29, 2004
Jim Wagner |
Tech Industry's Tsunami Relief Efforts Pick Up Amazon collects more than $1.6 million in donations as big companies and bloggers do what they can to help in the wake of southern Asia's devastating tsunami. |
AFP eWire
June 19, 2006 |
Annual U.S. Charitable Giving Exceeds $260 Billion American donors gave more than $260 billion to charitable causes in 2005, a 6.1% increase from 2004, according to the annual report Giving USA. |
InternetNews
October 3, 2005
Tim Gray |
California Outlaws Phishing It becomes the first state to make the scam a civil violation. |
InternetNews
October 8, 2009 |
FBI Holds Its Own Phish Phry Fed crackdown nets the largest number of defendants ever charged in a cyber crime scam. |
Searcher
May 2005
Miguel Ramos |
Tsunami Blogs Respond to Disaster Evolving from personal, journal-style entries, blogs have addressed politics, war reportage, and, now, humanitarian aid efforts. Here is a description of blogs about the December 2004 tsunami that are focused on aid and information. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2010
Claire Stephanic |
"One of the Worst Natural Disasters of the Century" Here's how The Motley Fool is helping in Haiti -- and how you can, too. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2011
John Reeves |
Donating to Japan What you can do to help. |
InternetNews
November 30, 2004
Tim Gray |
'Tis Also the Season for Online Security Warnings Security experts have a warning for consumers rushing to save time on the Internet: 'Tis the season to be extra careful shopping online. Here are some tips to avoid phishing scams. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Billions of Small Catastrophes When large-scale disasters occur, we tend to whip out our wallets quickly, but when lots of small-scale disasters are occurring, it's easy to forget about them. Try giving regularly. This is another kind of investing -- one that can pay off handsomely. |
The Motley Fool
February 20, 2004
Roy Lewis |
Tax Scams and Frauds As the saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. That's the case with scams that seem to show up around tax-filing season. Here are some of the biggies to look out for this year. |
Bank Technology News
April 2004
Karen Krebsbach |
Goin' Phishing Growing e-mail attacks threaten banks' bottom lines |
AskMen.com
Jasper Anson |
How To: Identify Scams Learn to identify scams by taking a look at some of these lesser-known scams -- which are a bit trickier to recognize. |
InternetNews
December 27, 2004
Erin Joyce |
Spreading The Word of Tsunami Relief Online sites and bloggers spread fast relief information after the worst earthquake in 40 years devastates Southeast Asia. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2006
Sarita Venkat |
Corporate Givers Revisit Disaster Grants Although corporations and corporate grantmakers have responded again and again to help after disasters -- and they give their support in a number of ways -- many believe it's time to get a clear disaster relief giving policy in place. |
National Defense
June 2008
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Non-Government Aid Crucial To Disaster Relief Operations Organizations such a Project HOPE provide a critical helping hand that supports the broader U.S. goals of global security and stability. |
InternetNews
September 2, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Suckers For Spam Despite more awareness of the problem, people are still getting lured into Internet fraud. |
Entrepreneur
January 2002
Gwen Moran |
Green Eggs & Scam Small businesses that may not have protective procedures are popular targets for fraud. A description of 17 business scams--from telephone trickery to Web wrongdoing--to avoid at all costs. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2006
Prachi Patel-Predd |
Cybercrime At A Glance But just how much damage can cybercrime cause? About $67 billion to U.S. companies last year, according to an estimate based on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's 2005 Computer Crime Survey. Here's more statistics. |
PC World
October 14, 2002
Gideon F. For-Mukwai |
Nigerian E-Mail Scammers Reported On Run International authorities close in on 22 Nigerians accused of e-mail bank fraud. |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 2, 2005
Phil Britt |
Fighting the New Face of Fraud Technology plays a critical role in banking fraud, both in creating new opportunities for fraud and offering new methods to defend against it. Financial services institutions must take a holistic approach to combating fraud. |
Entrepreneur
April 2005
Pellet & Portner |
Money Buzz 04/05 The Internet impacts charities through online donations and services that check the veracity of nonprofits... Online services provide an anonymous bridge between your company and whistleblowers... Statistics on consumer spending and VC... |
InternetNews
September 3, 2005
Erin Joyce |
Networking Katrina Relief Another force of nature is at work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. |
