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Proposals to control the digital deluge in the US include a national "do not e-mail" list and criminal penalties for repeat offenders.
Exactly how has the dastardly business of fraud benefitted from the rise of the Internet? Just ask the Electronic Enforcements Unit (EEU) of Australian securities watchdog ASIC, which has some interesting - but scary - stories to tell.
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