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29th April 2007

Top 10 Internet Crimes of 2006

posted in Alerts, Internet, Xclusive |

Too much digitalization leads to this !! donna where we are heading to !! 

The IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center) , a partnership betweeen the FBI and the NW3C (National White Collar Crime Center) issued a report for the year 2006.

It has come up with interesting statistics, including the Top 10 IC3 Complaint Categories: top_crimes_2006.gif

Category % of complaints
Auction Fraud 44.9%
Non-Delivery 19%
Check Fraud 4.9%
Credit/Debit Card Fraud 4.8%
Computer Fraud 2.8%
Confidence Fraud 2.2%
Financial Instiitutions Fraud 1.6%
Identity Theft 1.6%
Investment Fraud 1.3%
Child Pornography 1.0%

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