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information-security-resources.com - 2/27/2009
Recession Leads to More Cyber-Scams
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Cyber-scams have been a problem since the Internet’s conception. But with the economic recession, the number of scams is on the rise. Experts and law-enforcement officials who track Internet crime say scams have intensified in the past six months, as fraudsters take advantage of economic confusion..
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