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Consumer protection agencies around the world are gearing up in the next 48 hours for an international assault on scams in spam on the Internet.
The latest innovation in identity fraud typically begins with an unexpected e-mail message from a financial institution proclaiming something like: "Your account information needs to be updated due to inactive members, frauds and spoof reports."
A scam is targeting would-be Web site owners by offering the opportunity to pre-register new top level domain names.
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The rise in online identity fraud has companies on the hook: Either educate customers or lose them.
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.
If providers don't pitch in against the threat, customers might defect -- and the health of the Net itself could suffer.
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