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FTC names its dirty dozen : 12 scams most likely to arrive via bulk e-mail.

Title
FTC names its dirty dozen : 12 scams most likely to arrive via bulk e-mail.
Publication
[Washington, D.C.] : Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Office of Consumer and Business Education, [1998]

Available Online

https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS29598

Details

Additional Authors
United States. Federal Trade Commission. Office of Consumer and Business Education
Series Statement
FTC consumer alert
Uniform Title
FTC consumer alert.
Subject
  • Spam (Electronic mail)
  • Internet fraud
Note
  • Title from title screen (viewed Apr 14, 2003).
File Type (note)
  • World Wide Web Resource.
System Details (note)
  • System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Mode of access: Internet from the FTC web site. Address as of 4/14/03: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/doznalrt.pdf; current access is available via PURL.
Call Number
GPO Internet FT 1.32/4:2003011069
OCLC
49058160
Title
FTC names its dirty dozen : 12 scams most likely to arrive via bulk e-mail.
Imprint
[Washington, D.C.] : Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Office of Consumer and Business Education, [1998]
Description
1 online resource
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Series
FTC consumer alert
FTC consumer alert. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002002349
File Type
World Wide Web Resource.
System Details
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Mode of access: Internet from the FTC web site. Address as of 4/14/03: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/doznalrt.pdf; current access is available via PURL.
Summary
The Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP) of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offers the July 1998 consumer alert entitled "FTC Names Its Dirty Dozen: 12 Scams Most Likely to Arrive Via Bulk E-mail." The text is available in PDF format. The FTC has found that most bulk electronic mail is fraudulent. Some of the scams that the electronic mail is likely to offer are business opportunities, work-at-home schemes, health and diet scams, free investment opportunities, and other false claims
Connect to:
https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS29598
Added Author
United States. Federal Trade Commission. Office of Consumer and Business Education.
Gpo Item No.
0535-A-05 (online)
Sudoc No.
FT 1.32/4:2003011069
Research Call Number
GPO Internet FT 1.32/4:2003011069
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