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Special Report on "Phishing"
URL: http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/docs/phishing.pdf

Description:
This 2004 report discusses "criminals' creation and use of e-mails and websites ... to deceive Internet users into disclosing their bank and financial account information or other personal data." Covers risks, tips for avoiding phishing schemes, and contact information for reporting phishing emails. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the United States Department of Justice.

Publisher:
United States Department of Justice (DOJ)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Identity theft
Internet fraud

LII Database Information:
Record 11517 created by Jennifer English on 03/29/2004
Last modification on 05/06/2007
Published: 03/29/2004  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/11517