The words “swine flu” had barely been uttered last spring when spammers and malware authors began devising ways to trick people with clever subject lines. In April, researchers with several security firms reported spam relating to the virus accounted for 4 percent of unwanted emails. In the past few weeks, fraudulent offers of so-called swine flu treatments and medications have become so widespread that the FDA and the FTC have issued warnings to consumers to avoid them. Officials warn much of what is being offered online is fake, and even dangerous.”]
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