As with all tragedies, there are those looking to cash in. They prey on victims when they are emotional and vulnerable, seeming to give you what you want. If you must contribute, do not do so by responding to an email. Instead, do so by reaching out to the actual organization via phone.
Excerpt:
“Summary
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is
currently tracking an unknown malicious cyber actor who is spoofing the Small Business Administration (SBA) COVID-19 loan relief webpage via phishing emails. These emails include a malicious link to the spoofed SBA website that the cyber actor is using for malicious re-directs and credential stealing.“
Full source: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-225a
Be sure to go over these links to keep yourself safe:
