Microsoft expands antifraud campaign
Suits target alleged e-mail 'phish' scams
Microsoft Corp. expanded its legal campaign against Internet fraud yesterday, unveiling lawsuits against 117 ''phishers" who use deceptive e-mails and websites to steal personal and financial information. The company hopes that aggressive legal action will deter phishing fraud, which has victimized millions of Americans. But a similar legal attack on senders of unwanted ''spam" e-mails has so far done little ... (Full article: 593 words)
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