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  • Online auction fraud rate dips

    Online auction fraud may be leveling out, according to numbers released by the US Federal Trade Commission.

  • Online scammer to get time in slammer

    In one of the toughest sentences for online auction fraud, a US man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for defrauding hundreds of shoppers on eBay and Yahoo auction sites.

  • Hackers attack eBay accounts

    Someone other than Gloria Geary had access to the artist's eBay account last week.

  • Protecting yourself from auction fraud

    Despite widespread reports of auction fraud, a new study suggests that consumers are not taking steps to protect themselves, and many auction sites make it difficult to know if and how they insure trades.

  • Fraud still troubling eBay users

    Although eBay has tried to curtail fraud on its Web site, scammers still haunt the leading auction site--leaving users feeling vulnerable. Find out what eBay's doing to keep crooks at bay.

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  • Caught in a phishing trap?

    The rise in online identity fraud has companies on the hook: Either educate customers or lose them.

  • 10 ways to avoid being the victim of identity theft

    Identity theft is on the increase, to the tune of 10 million victims in the U.S. and $50 billion in costs. Share this list of preventive measures with your end users, friends, and family members to help protect them from this escalating crime.

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