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As the Internet has grown in popularity and convenience it is increasingly being used by people to shop, bank and carry out business online. The Internet provides access to resources and services that would be far more time-consuming and difficult to reach in person.
Unfortunately, there have been cases of the Internet and email being used for fraud - to trick people into revealing personal information in order to commit a crime. The Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts has produced an information sheet about a kind of online fraud called "phishing" and it will give you some pointers on how to avoid being caught out by it. CLICK HERE.
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