Identity theft Web sites triple in one month

According to a report by the Anti-Phishing Working Group, the number of recorded phishing sites nearly tripled between March and April of 2007.

Phishing is a type of fraud that uses e-mail and fake Web sites to trick you into giving away sensitive personal or financial information. The Anti-Phishing Working Group reports that Web sites of financial institutions, in particular large US banks, are the most spoofed Web sites.

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