Half of Americans clueless about online threats August 15, 2007
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Nobody is a stranger to messages from wealthy folks in Nigeria offering millions of dollars, and we all know that if we need information on Viagra or penny stocks, all we have to do is check our inboxes. Of course, those e-mails are just trash, and we all delete them, right? Well, not according to a recent survey sponsored by Microsoft.
The May 2007 survey, which included 2,482 American adults, revealed that 17 percent of U.S. adults have fallen victim to an Internet scam. Worse yet, 81 percent of the victims admitted that they were at fault by opening e-mails or sending information to companies that seemed legitimate just because they had professional logos or recognizable names. With all of the anti-virus software pre-packaged on new computers and firewalls built into operating systems, how is this still happening? full story here
