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Scams & Phishing
Scams are incredibly prevalent on the Internet and phishing is an especially sophisticated method of stealing personal information under the guise of legitimate business practices. For more information on phishing see the WVU Office of Information Security.
Some additional resources on phishing:
Internet Crime Complaint Center
A joint effort by the FBI and White Collar Crime.
MillerSmiles.co.uk
Maintains a massive archive of phishing and identity theft email scams.
Anti-phishing Working Group
A global pan-industrial and law enforcement association focused on eliminating the fraud and identity theft that result from phishing, pharming and email spoofing of all types.
Wikipedia: Phishing
FTC: "How Not to Get Hooked by a ‘ Phishing’ Scam"
FTC: Identity Theft Resource Center
News
Known Scams & Phishing
Updated October 23, 2007