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Internet Crime Jumps By A Third Last Year ...

JackWESQJackWESQ Posts: 2,133 ✭✭✭
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CNN.Com is reporting that internet crime jumped by a third (33.3%) last year. Only by 33.3%? They must not have counted the scams involving 1952 Topps Mickey Mantles!

/s/ JackWESQ
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    storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    "...Americans filed 275,284 reports claiming to be ripped off on the Internet...The dollar loss has been on a steady increase since 2004, while the number of cases referred to law enforcement has decreased steadily since that same year.....Complaints to the center have resulted in several arrests..."



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    jimq112jimq112 Posts: 3,511 ✭✭✭
    Maybe less people were falling for the 419 nigeria scams, and offset some of the newer scams?
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    CariconCaricon Posts: 819 ✭✭
    My kid got a text message a week ago that he won some Canadian Lottery. Classic scam text came through
    on his cell phone. And shortly after he even got a call from the scammers. Call came out of Connecticut,
    did a reverse look up on it. Guess the scammers are really getting hard up for money. HAHA.
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    NickMNickM Posts: 4,896 ✭✭✭
    That call may not have come from Connecticut. They can spoof Caller ID.

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    intenceintence Posts: 1,255 ✭
    just as bad as the phone calls about my car warranty being up
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