The ugly side of the Tsunami - crime, rape and spammers

It was bound to happen and the sad piece is that it happens so soon, when the world is still in shock and tries to get on its feet to help.

May be that is actually the reason why it happens so early, but the first reports come in about groups that try to criminalise the Tsunami.

There are reports about rapes and orphan traficking emerging.

We have those who have the sick fun of people who send hoax e-mails that informed people their missing loved ones died in the Asian tsunamis. Here, an arrest has been made already.

Others put websites up asking for donations. A Red Cross spokesman said the site, www.incybernet.com, had asked for donations on the basis they were going to the worldwide charity organisation - however, the group is unknown to the Red Cross.

Than there are those the wants to phish for account numbers and personal details by asking for donations.

And there is the unsubstantiated claim of thieves looking for IDs on victim's decomposing bodies.

Sick, isn't it?

(By Asia Business Consulting)