"Identity theft and financial fraud are becoming epidemic," wrote Avivah Litan, vice president and research director in Gartner Research, in a report entitled "The Growing Threat of Online Attacks on Consumers". "Although these kinds of crimes have been around for ages, the Internet has provided criminals with a wide variety of new, online methods for swindling unsuspecting victims."

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