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0 Comments | Gazette, The (Colorado Springs), Jan 25, 2005 | by JIM BAINBRIDGE THE GAZETTE
Don't respond to a bulk e-mail. At least 95 percent of these "spams" are scams.
If you want to buy something at an online auction, always check the references of the seller. Almost all good auction sites have buyer and seller rating systems.
SOURCE: National Fraud Information Center
Top five frauds for January to June 2004
Online auctions: 28 percent
General merchandise: 19 percent
Nigerian money offers: 9 percent
Phishing: 5 percent
Information/adult services: 3 percent
SOURCE: Scambusters.org
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