Online black market valued at nearly $300 million

November 25th, 2008 By John Letzing

The value of the underground Internet economy in fraud and stolen goods topped $276 million in the period between July 2007 and June 2008, according to a report published Monday.


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    These numbers only include those too stupid to cover their tracks...I suspect the real numbers would be significantly higher!

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