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Old 29 October 2009, 06:50 AM
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Icon18 Change passwords: Crooks want keys to your e-mail

Phishers are back with a vengeance, armed with some alarming new trickery.

Those e-mail scammers who try to fool you into typing your user name and passwords at faked financial Web pages have been around in force since 2002. They remain active, though many Web users have gotten adept at spotting, and avoiding, ruses to get their financial account log-ons.

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