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Scams abound in today’s society, but the scams of today are not that different from those of the past. The only difference is the method of delivery and the number of people that can be reached at one time. Today’s technology now allows large numbers of people to be reached all at once through “phishing,” one of the most popular scams. Phishing is a form of e-mail fraud in which the scam artist tries to obtain personal and financial information from someone. It generates millions of dollars even when only a low percentage of people respond to the phishing e-mails.