Brits fall prey to phishing
Tim Richardson writes in The Register that:
One in 20 Brits have lost money to some sort of online scam such as "phishing", according to research commissioned by AOL UK.
Half of those surveyed by pollsters YouGov said they had received "phishing" emails which attempt to trick people into handing over personal information such as bank account details and passwords.
The survey of 2,000 net users found that five per cent had fallen victim to scams and had lost out financially. Half of victims received no compensation from their banks while one in ten is still waiting for the matter to be resolved.
posted by Fergie @ 5/03/2005 06:13:00 AM
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