I believe that internet fraud is a scary matter. People can turn your life and everything about it around with only your name and a few numbers. Education on fraud is key since hackers get your information from somewhere. Michael Fossitt ----- Original Message ----- From: Tracyschoch@xxxxxxx To: citw150@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 11:22 PM Subject: [citw150] CITW 150 L3 Q5 Societal Issues Internet Fraud Tracy Schoch 10/03/05 CITW 150 L3 Q5 4.. Select on of the societal Issues and respond to it in a substantial paragraph, containing at least one link to another site that supports your opinion. The Internet Societal issue that concerns me the most is Internet Fraud. As time goes on I hear more consumer specific Internet Fraud cases. This is very scary because Internet Fraud involves Credit Cards, Social Security numbers, and much more. . I believe that Internet Fraud is on the rise because more people are using the Internet to do banking, shopping, and more. I found supporting documentation of my claim on a document called the US Attorneys Bulletin: The Rising Tide of Internet Fraud. To see some more specific examples how reported Internet Fraud Cases have dramatically grown click the following link. http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/usamay2001_1.htm