IC3 and claims the FBI Cyber activities doubled in 2009
According to a recent report by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is the online crime at high levels and financial losses as a result almost doubled in 2009 compared to 2008. According to the report, in 2009, lost the amount of money to the U.S. web-based fraud and fraud reached $ 559th 7 million. IC3 received a total of 336,655 complaints online fraud during 2009the year. The report said hackers have become more sophisticated and so much richer. According to the report “famous hoax trends for 2009″ include: pop-up ads fake antivirus software. Victims allegedly warning messages about the presence of virus threats and illegal content on the victim of conduct for such fraud. The FBI reports that these fraudsters have won more than $ 150 million in 2009. In addition was the use of the name of the FBI, the newspaper hoax. For example, an e-mail that says John PISTOL, deputy director of the FBI as the sender, was involved in phishing scams so. Hackers lure people to reveal personal information. In addition, the FBI reports that the line “Hitman” hacker who warns recipients to kill without having to pay a few dollars to the sender, is still circulating volume of spam e-mail to gullible users. Apart from these two frauds, the FBI stated that astrological reading scam has come back, where the victim receives a pop-up spam messages or provide free astrological predictions. For a free reading, the victim must give his birth date and place. After getting free reading is a victim is tricked into buying a complete treatment with an assurance that something positive might take place. The FBI has collected non-delivery of goods or payment, which is regarded as a common type of fraud in online markets as an advance fee fraud on eBay and in his report. National White Collar Crime Center Director Donald Brackman said that the figures in the report shows that cyber criminals exploit the darkness on the Internet, according to Dallas News. com March 13, 2010.
