Fake fundraising efforts for the Haiti disaster are spreading like wildfire on Facebook.
It's been awhile but I wanted to share a MSNBC news report that I believe is important to share with the Daily Kos community.
Fake fundraising efforts for the Haiti disaster are spreading like wildfire on Facebook. Dozens of fan pages have been set up, urging users to join and promising a $1 donation for each member. One group this weekend attracted 1.5 million members before it was disabled.
Meanwhile, during the weekend, Facebook officials had to beat back a rumor that the firm had promised a $1 donation for every member that changed their status to include a message about Haiti.
You can read the rest of this story on MSNBC.com. Concerned readers can easily donate directly to the American Red Cross at www.RedCross.org or to Hope For Haiti Now at www.HopeForHaitiNow.org.
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