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The Internet Crime Complaint Center released a report detailing recent online...

The Internet Crime Complaint Center released a report detailing recent online scams (http://xrl.us/bnjxv7). The report “is based upon information from law enforcement and complaints submitted to the IC3, details recent cyber crime trends, new twists to previously-existing cyber scams,” according…

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to the site. Some of the scams in the report include a fake political survey that requests an individual’s email address and credit card information, a credit score monitoring site that advertised its services as free but charged users a monthly rate without users’ knowledge after the free trial concluded and a malware that attempts to extort users by telling them they have violated federal law and asking them to pay a $100 fine to the Justice Department.