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+-   FTC: Financial quagmire bringing out the scammers-> on Thursday October 09 2008, @11:21AM coondoggie

Submitted by coondoggie on Thursday October 09 2008, @11:21AM
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coondoggie writes "You could probably see this one coming. With all of the confusion and money involved you knew there would be cyber-vultures out there looking to cash in. Well the Federal Trade Commission today issued a warning that indeed such increased phishing activities are taking place. Specifically the FTC said it was urging user caution regarding e-mails that look as if they come from a financial institution that recently acquired a consumer's bank, savings and loan, or mortgage. In many case such emails are only looking to obtain personal information — account numbers, passwords, Social Security numbers — to run up bills or commit other crimes in a consumer's name, the FTC stated. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/33810"
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