Perhaps the most cunning of all the hurricane aid scams is Michael Jackson's hurricane relief song, tentatively titled "From the Bottom of My Heart," the proceeds from which will be embezzled quietly to fund Jackson's reported radical "macho makeover" and the construction of Neverland Palace and Children's Cancer Hospice in Bahrain. If you really want to entrust a celebrity with your money, you're better off funding Sean Penn's Water Rescue Fund.

• Officials warn against hurricane aid scams [Reuters]

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