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Ways to Help Victims of the
Earthquake in Haiti
 

Register with the International Red Cross to find and re-establish contact with family members who are living in and citizens of Haiti.

Call the U.S. Department of State to locate U.S. citizens living or traveling in Haiti at: The Office of Overseas Citizens Services 1-888-407-4747 or (202) 647-5225.

A list of charity organizations currently working in-country

To help out immediately, text "HAITI" to "90999" and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts, charged to your cell phone bill. (More information)

                           F.B.I. Warning: BEWARE OF SCAMS!
The FBI is reminding Internet users to apply a critical eye when making donations, and do their due diligence before responding to requests. Past tragedies and disasters have prompted criminally-minded individuals to fraudulently represent themselves as a legitimate charitable organization and/or a good cause.

Before making a donation of any kind, you should follow certain guidelines, including:

  • Do not respond to any unsolicited (spam) incoming e-mails, including clicking links contained within those messages.

  • Be skeptical of individuals representing themselves as surviving victims or officials asking for donations via e-mail or social networking sites.

  • Verify the legitimacy of nonprofit organizations by utilizing various Internet-based resources that may assist in confirming the group's existence and its nonprofit status rather than following a purported link to the site.

  • Be cautious of e-mails that claim to show pictures of the disaster areas in attached files because the files may contain viruses. Only open attachments from known senders.