Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:24 pm Post subject: What is Cybercrime?
[b:af055cc785]Cybercrime[/b:af055cc785] is the use of computers and the internet by criminals to perpetrate fraud and other crimes against companies and consumers. To avoid harm from these activities, all users should check that web sites they use or people to whom they email sensitive information are genuine.
and don't respond to e-mails from people you don't know. never give personal information over e-mail without verifying the idenitity of the person you are sendign the information too _ especially don't give out accoutn numbers and social security numbers! this facilitates identity theft - a growing problem around the world.
