November 02, 2005

Man Jailed for eBay Phishing Fraud

Silicon reports that a British man ha been  jailed for four years for masterminding an eBay auction swindle which stole computer account details from users and assumed their identities.

David Levi led six others in a gang which scooped almost $355,000 through a phishing fraud - the practice of stealing goods after tricking computer users into revealing their personal details.