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By Robert Longley, About.com Guide to US Government Info since 1997

Recognizing Email Identity Theft Scams

Friday August 15, 2003
The deceptive skills of email scammers have reached new highs (or lows) with tricks designed to get even careful consumers to give up their vital personal information. Identity thieves sending emails disguised as being sent from eBay, AOL, PayPal and Earthlink are just a few of the examples highlighted in this important article by Crime Guide Bill Bickel. Also See: FBI warns of latest Internet identity theft scams and FBI Taming a Lawless Web

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