Japanese Earthquake based scams and malware circulating

Within two hours of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake impacting Japan, a fake phishing site was established.  Always be careful with e-cards, related email, or websites during special holidays or news events.

My thoughts, prayers, and deepest sympathies extend to those impacted by this great tragedy.  Please always donate to mainstream sites like the Red Cross or others that are trustworthy.  This way your money will be going to the people affected, rather than criminals.

Japanese Earthquake based scams and malware circulating
http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/world-record-for-disaster-scam-site

QUOTE: Approximately two hours after an 8.9 earthquake hit northeast Japan we spotted the first potential donation scam site. We’ve seen this before of course, but for a scam site to appear in just two hours–indexed and with content–is pretty quick in my experience. Hundreds of domains that could be related to the disaster have been registered so far today; we’re keeping an eye on them.