full-disclosure - Are consumers being misled by "phishing"?

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Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.0.20060629195824.01a315b8@gmail.com>
Date: Fri Jun 30 01:05:13 2006
From: rg.viza at gmail.com (Neil Davis)
Subject: Are consumers being misled by "phishing"?

from www.419legal.org:
What is the annual loss associated with the Nigerian 419 Scams?

According to statistics released by the FBI, annual losses around the 
world exceed US$ 200 million per annum.

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I'd say it's pretty freaking profitable. There are publicly traded 
companies that make less than that.

>So, half of the population might go for it?  Sounds like 419 is a
>profitable business!
>
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>Bill Weiss
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