Posted on 04/10/2002 6:02:56 PM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:33:10 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Almost 10,000 Americans were suckered out of $17.8 million last year in online scams, according to the first annual report by the Internet Fraud Complaint Center.
One-third of almost 50,000 complaints received at the center's Web site during 2001 involved online fraud. The median financial loss for those scammed was $435.
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