{"id":1463,"date":"2011-01-13T19:18:43","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T00:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2011-01-13T19:26:33","modified_gmt":"2011-01-14T00:26:33","slug":"australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian flood disaster brings online scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The recent <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20110113\/ap_on_bi_ge\/as_australia_flooding\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>devastating floods in Australia<\/strong><\/a> have caused millions of dollars in destructive damages and even worse: loss of human life.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s probably not easy for most &#8220;Westerners&#8221; to comprehend how an advanced nation like Australia might be in need of financial aid for its victims, who have lost entire households and left their flooded homes behind.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is, natural disasters don&#8217;t discriminate.<\/p>\n<p>Contributions started to pour in from early on and every dollar counts. And that&#8217;s where the danger of scams ensues: people&#8217;s guard is naturally lowered when they want to offer their contribution, feeling empathy towards those in need.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qld.gov.au\/floods\/donate.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>official Australian government web site<\/strong><\/a> of the Queensland province is accepting donations and is currently pointing to a warning by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scamwatch.gov.au\/content\/index.phtml\/itemId\/818735\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Australian ScamWatch organization<\/strong><\/a>, alerting people to the be careful when being asked to offer money for the relief of the flood victims:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>SCAMwatch is warning consumers to thoroughly check the legitimacy of  charities when donating to help flood victims in central and south east  Queensland. Whilst many legitimate charities exist, scammers have been known to  take advantage of the public\u2019s generosity and kindness in the aftermath  of disastrous events.\u00a0 Recent charity scams emerged during the Haiti  earthquake crisis in 2010 and the Victorian bushfires in 2009. Charity scams operate in a number of different ways.\u00a0 You may be  approached on the street or in your home by people collecting money who  are pretending to be from a legitimate charity. Scammers may also set up  false websites which look similar to those operated by real charities.  Some scammers will also approach you by telephone or with spam emails  requesting donations. Not only do these scams cost people money, they also divert much needed donations away from legitimate charities and causes.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Be alert when donating and only do it via the authorized collectors of contributions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent devastating floods in Australia have caused millions of dollars in destructive damages and even worse: loss of human life. It&#8217;s probably not easy for most &#8220;Westerners&#8221; to comprehend how an advanced nation like Australia might be in need of financial aid for its victims, who have lost entire households and left their flooded [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,3,25],"tags":[624,1189,625],"class_list":["post-1463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-domains","category-social-issues","tag-australian-floods","tag-domains","tag-online-scams","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Australian flood disaster brings online scams - Acro.net - A Domain Investing Blog by Theo Develegas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Australian flood disaster brings online scams - Acro.net - A Domain Investing Blog by Theo Develegas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The recent devastating floods in Australia have caused millions of dollars in destructive damages and even worse: loss of human life. It&#8217;s probably not easy for most &#8220;Westerners&#8221; to comprehend how an advanced nation like Australia might be in need of financial aid for its victims, who have lost entire households and left their flooded [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Acro.net - A Domain Investing Blog by Theo Develegas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-01-14T00:18:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2011-01-14T00:26:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Theo Develegas\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Theo Develegas\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Theo Develegas\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9c9625f061a0e603a87f5bf0f6f781fe\"},\"headline\":\"Australian flood disaster brings online scams\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-01-14T00:18:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-01-14T00:26:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":316,\"commentCount\":4,\"keywords\":[\"Australian floods\",\"Domains\",\"online scams\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Business\",\"Domains\",\"Social issues\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\\\/\",\"name\":\"Australian flood disaster brings online scams - Acro.net - A Domain Investing Blog by Theo Develegas\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2011-01-14T00:18:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-01-14T00:26:33+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9c9625f061a0e603a87f5bf0f6f781fe\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Australian flood disaster brings online scams\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Acro.net - A Domain Investing Blog by Theo Develegas\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9c9625f061a0e603a87f5bf0f6f781fe\",\"name\":\"Theo Develegas\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6794630c371bee89f2b833c1f4b777d9ba75767b217c8fce2cfd6e6d7d90960d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6794630c371bee89f2b833c1f4b777d9ba75767b217c8fce2cfd6e6d7d90960d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6794630c371bee89f2b833c1f4b777d9ba75767b217c8fce2cfd6e6d7d90960d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Theo Develegas\"},\"description\":\"Theo Develegas - News and opinions on domain name investing, brand development, design, and the occasional rant or two about life's challenges. Founder of Acroplex LLC.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/acroplex\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acro.net\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Australian flood disaster brings online scams - Acro.net - A Domain Investing Blog by Theo Develegas","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Australian flood disaster brings online scams - Acro.net - A Domain Investing Blog by Theo Develegas","og_description":"The recent devastating floods in Australia have caused millions of dollars in destructive damages and even worse: loss of human life. It&#8217;s probably not easy for most &#8220;Westerners&#8221; to comprehend how an advanced nation like Australia might be in need of financial aid for its victims, who have lost entire households and left their flooded [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\/","og_site_name":"Acro.net - A Domain Investing Blog by Theo Develegas","article_published_time":"2011-01-14T00:18:43+00:00","article_modified_time":"2011-01-14T00:26:33+00:00","author":"Theo Develegas","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Theo Develegas","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\/"},"author":{"name":"Theo Develegas","@id":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/9c9625f061a0e603a87f5bf0f6f781fe"},"headline":"Australian flood disaster brings online scams","datePublished":"2011-01-14T00:18:43+00:00","dateModified":"2011-01-14T00:26:33+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\/"},"wordCount":316,"commentCount":4,"keywords":["Australian floods","Domains","online scams"],"articleSection":["Business","Domains","Social issues"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\/","url":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\/","name":"Australian flood disaster brings online scams - Acro.net - A Domain Investing Blog by Theo Develegas","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2011-01-14T00:18:43+00:00","dateModified":"2011-01-14T00:26:33+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/9c9625f061a0e603a87f5bf0f6f781fe"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/australian-flood-disaster-brings-online-scams\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Australian flood disaster brings online scams"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/","name":"Acro.net - A Domain Investing Blog by Theo Develegas","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/9c9625f061a0e603a87f5bf0f6f781fe","name":"Theo Develegas","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6794630c371bee89f2b833c1f4b777d9ba75767b217c8fce2cfd6e6d7d90960d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6794630c371bee89f2b833c1f4b777d9ba75767b217c8fce2cfd6e6d7d90960d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6794630c371bee89f2b833c1f4b777d9ba75767b217c8fce2cfd6e6d7d90960d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Theo Develegas"},"description":"Theo Develegas - News and opinions on domain name investing, brand development, design, and the occasional rant or two about life's challenges. Founder of Acroplex LLC.","sameAs":["https:\/\/acro.net","https:\/\/x.com\/acroplex"],"url":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1463\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}