11-09-2005, 11:38 AM
Quote:Internet fraud now accounts for a quarter of all card losses...
Card not present fraud made up of Internet, phone and mail-order crime rose by 29 percent in the six months to June, APACS said. This is in contrast to all other forms of card fraud which have declined...
..many UK consumers are not aware of even the basic online pitfalls. One in eight online shoppers has failed to log out when shopping online, leaving their financial details available to others. One in four does not check whether a Web site is safe and secure. And half of 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK do not know what phishing is..
full article: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/securit...940,00.htm