AH, thanks for the heads up.
I have a good friend working for the WHO and formerly for Doctors Without Borders, who tells of the amazing generosity of Americans. We supply more than half of all charity on Earth. He describes state of the art medical equipment and literally tons of expensive medications shelved, stored and ready for third world countries. In overseas warehouses.
His opinion.....his....that Americans feel very guilty about their wealth, desperately wanting to make amends.
It should be no surprise that Nigerian hackers and others try to capitalize on this compassion. Verifying a good charity from a scam requires vigilance. I visit an orphanage twice each year in South America....in conjunction with a hunting trip. I see that clean clothes are on the toddlers, and that food is on the table. I talk with the Priests and Nursing Sisters to see what they need. I see that my money actually does something good. But many generous people in the USA don't have the ability to vet their charity like this.
My point is that charity is needed and great. These scammers actually hurt the children most, siphoning off money, and therefore food and the future. And these scams are becoming much more common.
Why target hunters? They know we have at least a little disposable income, and have often traveled and seen poverty. And it targets an often unpopular group: us.
This scam will become rampant in the next 3 years. Beware.................................FW Bill
