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Phishing Scams Attack Twitter Accounts
By Amy Bley/Staff Writer | June 4Recent phishing scams on Twitter have alerted many Auburn students to the danger of phishing scams and have left others wondering what to do if they fall victim to such a scam.According to the Auburn University Office of Information Technology Web site, phishing scams are "typically fraudulent e-mail messages appearing to come from legitimate sources like your bank, your Internet Service Provider, eBay or PayPal, for example."The OIT Web site said these messages typically direct victims to a fake Web site which asks for information such as passwords or credit card numbers.