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Be sure to check your e-mails very closely if you open any of them asking for personal information, so that you don't become a victim of Identity Theft. This is why I am somewhat afraid to use my cards online.
July 21 — It may look like an e-mail from eBay, or PayPal, or Earthlink. It may sound like a simple request: fill in a form because the firm wants to update your personal information. But such e-mails are often cleverly disguised scams from computer criminals trying to steal your credit card number and other financial data. More and more, people are falling for the trick, authorities say. It’s a disturbing kind of identity theft — with victims just handing over their private information to the criminals.
http://msnbc.com/news/941872.asp?0dm=N219T
July 21 — It may look like an e-mail from eBay, or PayPal, or Earthlink. It may sound like a simple request: fill in a form because the firm wants to update your personal information. But such e-mails are often cleverly disguised scams from computer criminals trying to steal your credit card number and other financial data. More and more, people are falling for the trick, authorities say. It’s a disturbing kind of identity theft — with victims just handing over their private information to the criminals.
http://msnbc.com/news/941872.asp?0dm=N219T