'Phishing' scams reel in your identity

[Metgod]

Any comments here ? pretty scary.. another reason I don't shop online I guess (besides the fact that I have no money, haha).. sure could happen elsewhere but it's easier online I would ?

Here's some of the article...

The Web sites look real and the information sought seems justified. But it's really the latest form of e-mail scam, called "brand spoofing," "carding" or "Phishing."

The official-looking messages tell recipients that, because of technical problems, billing information and social security numbers for their accounts must be resubmitted. Scam artists recreate pages using information from legitimate Web sites in hopes of fooling consumers into providing their personal data.

Read the rest of the story at:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/07/21/phishing.scam/index.html