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US Financial Quagmire Bringing Out the Scammers
coondoggie contributes this snippet from NetworkWorld: "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."
One of my mates got this email that he posted on our forums. Gave us all a great laugh.
Dear American - it's just classic.
Moved to http://soylentnews.org/. You are invited to join us too!
Chuck Norris can pay for the entire global financial crisis out of his pocket change.