The lowdown on chain letters.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

United States. Federal Trade Commission. Office of Consumer and Business Education

Series:

FTC consumer alert

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic mail messages.

Internet fraud.

Electronic mail systems.

Computer fraud.

electronic mail.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Office of Consumer and Business Education, [2002]

Summary:

The Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP) of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offers the February 2002 consumer alert entitled "The Lowdown on Chain Letters." The text is available in PDF format. The FTC warns consumers that chain letters that involve money and valuable materials are illegal. Those who have been a target of chain mail scams are encouraged to forward the e-mail to the FTC

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Apr 15, 2003).

OCLC:

49058156