The Federal Bureau of Investigation is alerting the public to avariety of online scams involving the solicitation of additionalrelief funds for the victims of the recent Asian tsunami.Complaints submitted to the bureau's Internet Crime ComplaintCenter have identified several schemes that involve unsolicitede-mail, as well as reports of responses to posted e-mail addresses,to assist for a fee, in locating loved ones who may have beenvictims. A fraudulent relief donation web site also has beendetected that can infect the user's computer with a virus ifaccessed.
|“The FBI, in conjunction with domestic with international lawenforcement and industry partners, takes seriously these egregiousactions and are resolved to aggressively pursuing those who wouldattempt to victimize philanthropic individuals,” the bureau said ina statement.
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