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By: Mrs. McGinnis Sept, 2010
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Fradulent online shops Sites that distruibute pirated music, videos and software Bogus charity websites Sites that promote worthless investments or get-rich-quick schemes WHY do people take the time to create websites such as these?
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Identity theft happens when someone steals your personal information, such as your social security number, address, phone number, bank account number, credit card numbers and passwords, etc. The person “pretends” to be you and uses your information to steal your money, credit, etc.
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10 million Americans were the victim of identity theft in 2008 1 in 10 consumers have been the victim of identity theft 1.6 million households experienced fraud NOT related to their credit cards, but in their bank accounts and debit cards 38-48% discover the fraud within 3 months, 9-18%, not for 4 or more years!
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Criminals get your information from one main place….YOU Social Networking Sites Shady Emails Phishing Websites
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Phishing websites are sites that LOOK like real sites, but exist solely to steal your information Spyware Pop-ups that ask for your information Cloned sites
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Criminals find many ways to convince you to give them your information What are some ways that you think this can happen?
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Websites that try to scare you into submitting your username and password Emails with links in them-often the link looks ok in the email but when you click on it, it takes you to a different site Misspelled words Gold Padlock (SSL designation) in wrong place Cloned sites-exact copy
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Phishing Emails Phishing Emails Phishing for Passwords Phishing for Passwords Nigerian 419 Scam Nigerian 419 Scam Cloned Websties
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Phish or No Phish
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