America Online says it has filed lawsuits against three identity theft (or "phishing") gangs using Virginia's new anti-phishing statute.
America Online today announced it has filed lawsuits against three overseas “gangs” alleged to be behind online identity theft (or “phishing”) scams. The suits are the first to be filed under an anti-phishing statue Virginia enacted in July, 2005; AOL is seeking total damages of $18 million.
The three suits charge the gangs with tricking AOL members using fake Web sites which look like the sites of legitimate companies
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