Haiti Facebook status scam - don't be fooled
If you are a Facebook user you may have noticed a lot of status updates like this:
"The owners of facebook have confirmed the will send $1 to the rescue fund for the Haiti earthquake disaster for everytime this is cut and paste as a status. You only have to leave it for a minimum of 1 hour. Lets all do our bit to help!"
This may seem too good to be true - it costs you nothing (you only have to change your status) and somebody else will donate their money. As many of us had already worked out, this is another hoax, as Facebook's official Global Disaster Relief page has now confirmed. If you want to donate, make sure you do it via an official channel and beware of any scheme that claims somebody else will donate in return for you doing something as trivial as changing your Facebook status.
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