Scams and shams have been around for thousands of years. One of the oldest stories of ”identity theft” comes from the Bible, with Jacob dressing in sheepskin in order to impersonate his brother Esau and fool their blind father.
Today, with the unprecedented growth of the internet and the recent explosion of Web 2.0, stories of scams and shams are a daily occurance. Most recently, the popular social networking site, Facebook, has been the subject of several stories detailing how unsuspecting subscribers have been duped by dishonesty. Read more about the scams, and how you can protect yourself, here:
