Hold onto your socks for this one. EIB reported last night that a new low has been reached in human evolution. In the wake of destruction Haiti faces after the 7.0 earthquake no one is safe

It appears that unscrupulous individuals are currently setting up websites disguising themselves as charitable donation centers following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti.

The FBI is currently investigating domestic cases where fraud is believed to be ongoing. With friends like these who needs a natural disaster.

Fortunately, word of the activity has spread on the internet via individual web pages (like this one) and  Twitter

CNN reports on the hoax meme that spread like wildfire on Twitter over the last 24 hours, alleging that American Airlines would be flying doctors and nurses to Haiti for free. The official AA Twitter account debunked that myth, prompting a second wave of retweets about the hoax.

Going even farther down the scumbag rabbit hole, Switched reports via FOX News that some scammers are actually setting up fake charitable organizations to collect “donations.” Both “text-to-donate” scams and unsolicited e-mail donation scams appear to be sadly common after global disasters — the FTC issued consumer alerts about the practice as far back as 2007.

Certainly news of this scam should not hold you back from donating to this disaster in Haiti – it should, however, make you more aware of how and to whom you donate your hard earned dollars. The Red Cross is certainly on of the leading agencies that is quite often first on scene in many instances.