Teens Accused of Duping AOL Users

[William Knowles <wk () C4I ORG>]

http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/2000/06/29/aolscam0629_01.html

June 29, 2000
By James Gordon Meek

WICHITA, Kan. (APBnews.com) -- Teenagers have struck again from
cyberspace, this time allegedly tricking some America Online users
into giving up their credit card numbers, authorities said today.

Two Wichita 15-year-olds were arrested this week for their alleged
involvement in a scam that caused at least a dozen AOL users in six or
more states to fork over sensitive personal information after they
received an e-mail apparently from the online service.

The e-mail, purported to be from "Steve Case" of the "AOL Billing
Team," asked the victims to go to a Web site and update their user
information. The requested information included providing a credit
card number "that has not been used for any AOL services," the message
read.

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