The devastating earthquake in Nepal has touched the hearts of millions of Americans, but beware the scammers who would use your desire to donate to trick you out of your money.Images of the devastation from the earthquake in Nepal last weekend can tug at the heart and emotions, moving people to open their wallets to help.
"Social media can be a really powerful tool for charities to get the message out. They can easily share videos and heart-wrenching stories and images," Minutti said.
"It is very easy for a scammer to replicate that type of messaging that a charity is using. The next thing you know your personal information, your financial information has been stolen."
