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The FBI issued a public advisory urging people to carefully scrutinize charitable organizations before donating. It warned against responding to unsolicited e-mails, and websites, twitter, facebook and text campaigns and urged Americans to be "skeptical of individuals representing themselves as surviving victims."

Make you donation count. Below are some charities with a history of working on massive disasters and/or of working in Haiti.

• Hope for Haiti Now - 100% of funds raised will go towards relief efforts in Haiti and there are NO backend costs. Additionally, the Entertainment Industry Foundation has waived all administrative fees.

• Save the Children - Has worked in Haiti for 25 years with 100 staff on the ground. Will be providing food, water, shelter and child-friendly spaces. Because Save the Children's offices did not suffer the structural damage of other non-governmental organizations, other aid workers have taken refuge in the agency's compound, where operations are being run out of offices and tents.
• Doctors Without Borders - Currently treating people on the ground in Haiti and will be operating an inflatable hospital.
• Food For The Poor (FFP) - Accepting cash donations, canned eats, fish, condensed/evaporated/powdered milk, and water. Almost 100 containers of urgently needed medical supplies, rice and canned food from Food For The Poor are ready to be distributed to the people of Haiti. Another 300 containers are planned as a part of the initial relief effort.

For more information and ratings on other charities please go to Charity Navigator, an independent nonprofit Web site dedicated to evaluating the quality of nonprofit organizations.  By the way you are now able to deduct donations for Haiti earthquake relief on their 2009 returns instead of waiting until 2010. Be a smart donor and share this with a friend.