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'Phishing' for Your Identity -- Watch Out!

Sunday July 27, 2003
Personal terror is suddenly realizing that someone else has "become" you and is using your personal information, like credit card and social security numbers to quickly ruin your life. Cases of identity theft through a new crop of online dirty tricks are spreading like wildfire, according to the FBI. Emails from people you trust really aren't from them and "secure" Web sites turn out to be anything but. Learn what to look out for and how to protect yourself. Also see: FBI Taming a Lawless Web

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