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FBI warns of latest phishing scam targeting your email

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Updated: 1/23/2012 5:03 pm
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) -- The FBI has issued a warning about a new scam out there to steal your money. It’s a phishing scheme that uses spam emails that appear to be from government agencies, such as the Federal Reserve or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

The email claims there’s a problem with your bank account and to fix it you must click on a link.

The FBI says that the link takes you to a phony website that downloads malware and grabs everything off your computer needed to steal your banking information.

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