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YONKERS, N.Y. - The State of the Net survey by Consumer Reports projects that American consumers lost more than $8 billion over the last two years to viruses, spyware and various schemes.
Additionally, it shows consumers face a 1-in-3 chance of becoming a cybervictim -- about the same as last year.
According to the survey, consumers lost $630 million over the past two years to e-mail scams.
They also spent at least $7.8 billion for computer repairs, parts, and replacement over the past two years to correct problems caused by viruses and spyware.
Consumer Reports says it conducted the survey among a nationally representative sample of more than 2,000 households with Internet access.
Additionally, it shows consumers face a 1-in-3 chance of becoming a cybervictim -- about the same as last year.
According to the survey, consumers lost $630 million over the past two years to e-mail scams.
They also spent at least $7.8 billion for computer repairs, parts, and replacement over the past two years to correct problems caused by viruses and spyware.
Consumer Reports says it conducted the survey among a nationally representative sample of more than 2,000 households with Internet access.
What I find funny, is that fact that people are complaining, because they are stupid. They were dumb enough to believe whatever that scammer was offering.
There is an old saying that says, "If it's too good to be true, it probably isn't true!"
Why is it, when most people see a scam like these, that they think it is going to be any different than any other scam on the web. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH!!!!
