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Victim threatened in new e-mail scam
Web-posted Mar 16, 2004
By STEPHEN FRYE
Of The Daily Oakland Press

On the surface, it sounds like the lowest form of e-mail scam.

A computer user is told that unless he sends his credit card information, he will be billed for a CD of child pornography, which will then be sent to his home.

Potentially, someone might ask: Which is worse, becoming a victim of credit card fraud or being falsely accused of buying child pornography?

Full coverage @ the Oakland Press
Posted on Wednesday, 17 March 2004 @ 12:03:43 EST by phoenix22
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