Evil Lurks Nearby and Poised to Strike

Once again, evil-doers are using the Internet to take advantage of American's hearts, using California fire  victims as their ploy to rip you off.

According to CNN.com today, the "Internal Revenue Service is warning Americans about an e-mail scam that claims to be from the tax agency and asks for donations for wildfire victims. Anyone who clicks on the donation link is taken to a fake Web site that asks for the person's bank account numbers."

This is disturbing and I pray the perpetrators of this scam are caught, found guilty and sent to prison. It hurts all of us who use the Internet for personal or business reasons, as these scams make us more and more likely to distrust what we receive and what we read online. It is particularly harmful to legitimate nonprofits who use Internet for fundraising to help those who need it most.

Please share the scam news with those in your circle of contacts. And if you learn about scams, please share that with us. Of course, if you discover the names of scammers, turn the @##@@##@ in.