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...large loss and its stock price sank. White House aides insist none of the recent questions about the president's past have affected his policy or the speech outlining it, but the dustup has annoyed a Bush team always nervous that voters might turn their anger about corporate fraud on a president who is proud of his business-friendly posture...
...Consumers League (NCL), Internet scams cost Americans more than $6 million last year--up from $3 million in 2000. Crooked Web auctions account for much of that, but 15% of online scams come directly via e-mail. How do they work? Susan Grant, director of the NCL's Internet Fraud Watch, has seen them all and was happy to walk me through the dot-cons that landed in my In box last week...
...most common con, accounting for 9% of all e-mail fraud, is the infamous Nigerian Letter. I got one from a Mr. ABBA ABACHA (his caps-lock key appears to be stuck) who claims to be a Nigerian official with $25 million that he needs to smuggle out of the country. If you try to help, he will hit you for processing fees and "advance loans," and you will never see a dime. In the past few months, this well-worn scam has been evolving, so watch out for new variants involving Afghan war booty or a secret trove...
...learn more about how to avoid e-mail fraud--and what to do if you get taken--at the NCL's website, www.fraud.org The best way to deal with spam is to delete it before you see it. Most e-mail programs have a feature called Rules (in Outlook, it's under the Tools menu) designed to filter incoming junk mail straight into your Deleted folder. Try filtering out all e-mail with three exclamation points (!!!) in the subject line. Other red flags include dollar signs and hot-button terms like XXX and nude. Trust me, it works. START RIGHT...
Both he and Donahue described a balance between lowering the burden for disowned students while still protecting the aid office against fraud...