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LOS ANGELES (AP) &<51; American and Egyptian authorities have charged nearly 100 people with helping an identity theft ring steal money from thousands of bank accounts.
An FBI statement said that an indictment unsealed Wednesday in Los Angeles charges more than 50 people in the United States with running the &S220;phishing&S221; scheme. Egyptian authorities have charged another 47. The FBI says it&S217;s the largest number of defendants ever charged in a cybercrime case.
The indictment claims Egyptian hackers used e-mail messages to direct victims to phony bank Web sites, where they were asked to provide account numbers free credit scores. Authorities say the crooks then raided their bank accounts.
The FBI says 33 people were arrested Wednesday morning, mostly in Southern California, Nevada and North Carolina.
Dozens Arrested in Online Fraud Crackdown
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