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Online Fraud Protection Warning by FBI

By Alanna | May 22, 2007

The FBI is warning people to be careful about what information you might be entering in on a hotel, or Internet café computer. In the latest twist, crooks install keystroke-logging programs on computers in hotel business centers and Internet cafes. When an investor uses the public computer to check stock holdings or make a trade, his or her username and password are captured.

The FBI’s Shawn Henry said online brokerage customers shouldn’t use computers they don’t know are secure. “I don’t think a lot of people would think twice about going to an Internet cafe or the business center in a hotel and using the computer,” he said. “I want people to be aware that this is a potential threat.”
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Topics: Identity Theft, News, Scams, Tips, FYI |

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