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New Zealand earthquake: Warning over dodgy 'charity' spam

Posted in: Spam at 07/09/2010 14:25

As Christchurch readies itself for what will be a lengthy clean up after Saturday morning's earthquake, Kiwis are being warned that cyber criminals are readying for a spam assault cashing in on the disaster.

Security specialist Symantec says spammers are quick to prey on the emotions of people following a disaster - citing a massive outbreak of spam following the Haiti quake earlier this year.
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