Boom times at the Internet Crime Complaint center

*I always reflexively doubt statistics of this kind. Still, it's impressive to learn how many Internet bandits pose as the FBI.

http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2010/03/losses-from-internet-crime-more-than-doubled-in-2009.ars

Losses from Internet crime more than doubled in 2009

By Matthew Lasar

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that the total dollar loss from all cases referred to its Internet Crime Complaint center was $559.7 million in 2009. That's more than double the previous y...