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Don't Take the Bait on Phishing Scams

MarketWatch 's tips for avoiding the lure of fraud e-mails

By Sophie Goldstein,  Newser User

Posted Nov 18, 2007 12:53 PM CST

(Newser) – We've all learned to avoid the obvious e-mail scams—but sometimes it's just hard to tell.  MarketWatch gives you some tips from separating the chaff from the wheat:

  1. Know what a phishing scam is: an attempt to con you into supplying ID info, account
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