Last week’s earthquake in South West China has resulted in an official death toll of over 40,000, with many other people still missing. The scale of the tragedy and its huge impact on the lives of hundreds of thousands of people is impossible to comprehend.
Sadly, internet scammers and cybercriminals stalk death closely and seem to have no compassion as they quickly try to take advantage of a huge disaster. In the past we have seen hackers, phishers and 419 scammers exploit tragedies such as Hurricane Katrina, the Virginia Tech massacre, the…
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