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Top Internet Fraud Complaints, 2005| | % of
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| Auctions | 42% | $1,155 | | General merchandise | 30 | 2,528 | | Nigerian money offers | 8 | 6,937 | | Fake checks | 6 | 4,361 | | Lotteries/lottery clubs | 4 | 2,919 | | Phishing1 | 2% | $612 | | Advance fee loans | 1 | 1,426 | | Information/adult services | 1 | 504 | | Work-at-home plans | 1 | 1,785 | | Internet access services | 1 | 1,262 |
1. Pretending to be a legitimate company to trick people into providing private information for use in identity theft. Source: National Fraud Information Center/Internet Fraud Watch. Web: www.fraud.org .
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