Monday, June 28, 2004 June 2004   VOLUME 1 ISSUE 3   HOME TOPICS Member News Tips for Consumers A BBB Special Report CONTENTS BBB, VISA USA, Call For Action and FTC Join Together to Educate Consumers to 'Cut the line on Phishing Scams' Travel Insurance - Is it Necessary? Investors Warned Not to Risk Homes to Buy Securities Rising Gas Prices Encourage Gas-Saving Scammers Keep Those Customers Coming Back! May Statistics Welcome New Members! Phishing - Questions and Answers BBB Links Membership Info Topics of Interest Past Issues May 2004 May 28, 2004 Vol. 1 Issue 2 April 2004 April 23, 2004 Vol. 1 Issue 1 A BBB Special Report BBB, VISA USA, Call For Action and FTC Join Together to Educate Consumers to 'Cut the line on Phishing Scams' Phishing is an e-mail scam in which fraudsters attempt to convince consumers to reveal personal information - such as their credit or debit acccount number, checking acccount information, Social Security numbers, and banking account passwords - through official-looking fake Web sites or in a reply e-mail. According to the Anti-Phishing Working Group, phishing scams grew 178 percent from March to April of 2004. [FULL STORY]   Phishing - Questions and Answers [FULL STORY]   Published by Better Business Bureau of Silicon Valley

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