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"Scammers prey on your emotions," says Sid Kirchheimer, writer for AARP's Fraud Watch Network and author of "Scam-Proof Your Life." When it comes to ripping people off, he said, "There are huge emotions that are successful: Fear, curiosity and greed."

Like other disasters, the Ebola scare is ripe for all kinds of scams, from medicines claiming to cure the potentially deadly virus to email click-bait and fake charities. To lure victims, crooks tend to use headline-grabbing issues to prey on their victims, and the damage they do varies: in some cases people risk losing a little money; in others, their life savings or even their health are at risk.

"It's very common for scammers to play on things that are in the news to try to lure consumers into purchasing bogus products or services," says Susan Grant, director of consumer protection for the National Association of Consumer Advocates.