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SuperSparks
October 3rd, 2004, 02:16 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3708260.stm

According to the US National Weather Service, Americans have a 0.0000102% chance of being hit by lightning.

By contrast the chances of falling victim to a computer virus, phishing attack, malicious hack attempt or other cyber security dangers are currently running at 70%, according to statistics gathered for the E-Crime Watch Survey.