Despite Warnings, More Consumers Fall Victim to Cyber Scams
Law enforcement barely makes a dent in crooks' efforts
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www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2···ps.htmlMay 1, 2008
Law enforcement has hardly made a dent in criminals' efforts to use the Internet to rip off consumers and steal their identities.
According to the latest Internet Crime Complaint Center data, nearly $240 million of individual losses from Internet fraud were reported to the FBI in 2007, an all-time high and a 20 percent increase since 2006.
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