I've recurrently wondered when in human epic the wrinkle of the scam originated. At what terminal in civilization did the first man or woman decide to broker an exchange of currency and goods on a deceptive premise? Was it a corrupt Egyptian chariot dealer who sold poorly refurbished vehicles at top market value? Or perhaps an unscrupulous Babylonian alchemist who sold colored water in the guise of powerful love potions? There is no clear historical indication of when the act of cheating an individual out of their money, wares, or other assets was pioneered.

The American Heritage Dictionary cites the origin of the word "scam" as unknown.

Is your computer corrupted by a virus? Do you have the correct fool's paradise working in stick for your PC? You should, have anti-virus software on your computer and if not you are a potential time bomb and risking your data. Recently a friend sent this email message to a business associate;

What I am saying is that the attachment you sent me had a virus in it and I trusted you, so I opened it.

The Federal Trade Commission in a developing bill to quickie to unfold their budget request for FY 2007 stated that they had taken the lead in protecting consumers from identity theft. When in fact all they have done is fine the ever-living crap out of the corporations who were victims of fraud and data theft.

In the FY 2007 Budget Request for the United States Justice Departments Federal Trade Commission; the FTC build disperse incommensurable examples of their achievements to assure the consumer. In the report to congress and the over view that followed the Federal Trade Commission stated that it had been working to protect consumers from Identity Theft.

Identity Theft.

According to a 2003 FTC staff survey on identity theft, over a five-year period, more than 27 million consumers were victims of identity theft; identity theft has become the number one consumer complaint received in the FTC's database.