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LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) 4/11/12 - view article at http://www.wdrb.com/story/17165750/red-cross-better-business-bureau-warn-against-scams - The Red Cross has swarmed to tornado ravaged southern Indiana, but some people may be taking advantage of that. Officials are warning residents about scam artists posing as Red Cross employees. Disaster relief officials say the scammers call residents and ask them to leave their homes and pay a $25 debris removal fee. Residents are being urged to call police if anyone claiming to represent the organization asks for money. Meanwhile the Better Business Bureau is also issuing detailed warnings about potential scams..

1. Group of Springhill South Korea: The Laziest Scams in Internet History: Zimbio GROUP OF SPRINGHILL SOUTH KOREAGroup of Springhill South Korea 2. Business Week - Zimbio - April 20th 2012 - A certain "Sehwan Jung" in South Korea has been sending a number of desperate requests for funds over Twitter: "I am in urgent need of money.Can you lend me 500,000 dollars?I will make it up to youlater." A diabolical plot, indeed, though Mr. Jung's scam is unlikely to work. For one, people can see everything someone sends on Twitter and quickly realize he's sent the exact same message over and over. For another, he is tweeting almost exclusively to celebrities, including Channing Tatum, Rosario Dawson, Carly Simon, journalist Nicholas Kristof (who today sarcastically answered, "Sure!"), and the foreign minister of Bahrain, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. 3. "Now this one is a real winner," says Dan Ring, a spokespersonfor Boston-based data protection company Sophos. "SehwanJung's list of celebrities is almost as entertaining and asrandom as his actual request, and it's one of the moreoptimistic requests out there. I hope there's no way someonewill fall for this." - Group of Springhill South KoreaThe "Sehwan gambit" joins the following examples as one ofthe laziest scams in Internet history.* "JOHN" fails to mention what he even wants to con you out of:Subject: what are you saleGreetings,My name is JOHN, i am highly interested in buyingyour{ what you want to sale } from you ,I will like you to give methe FINAL ASKING price and the lastes condition,also i will likeyou to scan the pics for me for proper verifycation. 4. * This scammer doesn't even attempt to establish apersonal connection before offering $18 million:Beloved,I am Elizabeth Etters, a Christian.I picked your emailrandomly for an inheritance of $18M. Please contact me formore details via [redacted].* One malware attack came in the form of a bogusChristmas cardâ€