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Attorney General Jay Nixon of Missouri closed down a website established by the White Separatist Haters Group who refunded funds for Hurricane Katrina victims. Nixon argued that this group is collecting funds there. This is just one of many Hurricane Katrina frauds on the Internet According to the FBI, more than 2,000 websites are recruiting funds for hurricane · Katrina victims, most of which are fraud. The most popular sites are recruiting funds for the Red Cross and are misleadingly pretending to be like the Red Cross website. You can donate directly to the Red Cross on their website (redcross.org). The Internet monitoring organization scambusters.org has identified several general ways that these Internet fraudsters used to seek funds for hurricane Katrina victims. 1 - Phishing scams Many fraudulent websites with a legitimate charity's appearance and feel are recruiting funds for hurricane Katrina victims. 2 - Virus fraud Hurricane ...