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Beware of scams when donating to Haitian relief efforts
sites of charities, such as the Red Cross, said Nick Newman, a computercrimes specialist with the Richmond-based National White Collar Crime Center. "These Web sites look like the real thing, but actually they're not," Newman said. People also should be suspicious of pleas for money on Facebook, MySpace and other social-networking Web sites. The need is immediate, but that does not mean you need to make snap decisions, said Phil Umansky, an associate professor at Virginia Union University's Sydney Lewis School of Business and a member of the Virginia Society of CPAs. Well-known charities, such as the Red Cross or UNICEF, are safer bets that your money will be...
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