The FBI issued a warning on Boston Marathon fraud after complaints of trickery via social media and e-mail scams. Cyber-criminals took advantage of human generosity and started to spread donation scams and spam loaded with malware. Twitter account that resembled a legitimate Boston Marathon account lured users into donating a dollar each to victims. Police also warn that links appearing as legitimate, including fbi.gov, could be hyperlinked to redirect victims to malicious web sites. The Better Business Bureau also warned of charity scams speculating the Boston explosions.”]
Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/fbi-issues-warning-on-boston-marathon-fraud/