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Top 10 Internet Crimes of '06

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the so-much-pwnzing dept.

An anonymous reader notes that "The Bad Guys blog at USNews.com offers a look at the top ten Internet crimes of 2006. The federal study cited draws on over 200,000 complaints to US law enforcement and regulatory agencies. Top crime: auction fraud, followed by other online rip-offs. "

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  1. ... and the number 1 "Internet Crime" by EveryNickIsTaken · · Score: 5, Funny
    Internet Explorer 7.

    *rimshot*

    1. Re:... and the number 1 "Internet Crime" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I dunno, I perpetrated a pretty heinous Internet crime the other day, but you need this to detect it.

  2. Re:Incredible, though not surprising. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I think I've been involved in half of these and I consider myself safe.
    Impressive! Most criminals could have only pulled one or two of those off.
  3. Re:Incredible, though not surprising. by Bicx · · Score: 5, Funny

    eBay is an awesome, secure site, and I really doubt there are that many cases of auction fraud. Where else could I have bought Intel's new 7-core processor? It's arriving sometime this week. w00t!

  4. Bullshit! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    My list of the The top ten internet crimes:
    1. Windows Vista
    2. Microsoft Office
    3. RIAA lawsuits
    4. Slashdot "editors"
    5. Web sites with blinkey flashey ads and two paragraphs per page for a grand total of fifteen blinkey flashey pages I could read in less than two minutes except I have to wait for all the bullshit to load before I can read the next pair of paragraphs. There is a damned good reason they got rid of the <blink> tag, you know!
    6. DMCA. The law itself is a crime
    7. Bono Act (AKA "Steamboat Willie Preservation Act"). Again, the law itself is the crime.
    8. Jack Thompson
    9. Sony's rootkit
    10. Cowboy Neal

  5. Re:I'm still waiting for that . . . by Threni · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Is that considered auction fraud or non-delivery?

    It's an intelligence test. I'm sure the result will show up shortly.

  6. Re:Public enemy number two by EveryNickIsTaken · · Score: 2, Funny

    *crickets*

  7. Re:I'm still waiting for that . . . by spamking · · Score: 5, Funny

    A+++++++ Excellent poster. Hope to read more from this guy!! Highly recommended.

  8. Re:... and the number 0 "Internet Crime" by TeknoHog · · Score: 2, Funny

    Goatse.
    *rimjob*

    --
    Escher was the first MC and Giger invented the HR department.
  9. Re:Nigerian scam letters by treeves · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've learned about the tragedy of being stuck with $20 million in your bank account and not being able to access it without assistance from a dear kind sir like myself, whom you have the fortune of soliciting in the most urgent case.

    --
    ...the future crusty old bastards are already drinking the Kool-Aid.
  10. Where's Myspace? by Mr.+Underbridge · · Score: 4, Funny

    Surely Myspace has to be considered some sort of ongoing internet crime against decent taste and humanity in general.