As with any catastrophe, the snakes are coming out and trying to take advantage of generous people who just want to help, and the FBI is warning donors to be on the lookout for fraud schemes.

"Past tragedies and natural disasters have prompted individuals with criminal intent to solicit contributions purportedly for a charitable organization and/or a good cause," the FBI said in a statement.

Email users should not respond to or click on links in unsolicited messages and should make an effort to confirm the legitimacy of nonprofit organizations raising funds for Haiti, the FBI said.

Potential donors should be cautious of emails that claim to show pictures of the disaster areas in attached files because the files may contain viruses, the FBI said.

"Do not give your personal or financial information to anyone who solicits contributions," it added. "Providing such information may compromise your identity and make you vulnerable to identity theft."

Google is helping by listing reputable organizations to donate to, along with providing a method of posting information by people looking for someone or by people having information about someone.  They also provide updates  about relief efforts and show Google Earth views of post-earthquake Haiti.  The url for the Google Haiti Relief page is http://www.google.com/relief/haitiearthquake.