Some Electronic Greeting Cards Contain More Than a Greeting

Identity Theft
Phishing

While many computer users have sent them in the past, the future of E-cards (or electronic greeting cards) may be dimmed because of the recent use of them in scams targeting consumers. Financial institutions need to educate their employees and customers more about the dangers of opening electronic greeting cards.

E-Cards grew to be a popular, easy and cheap, (sometimes free) way to send immediate messages to family, friends, family and co-workers. There are many companies out there offering this service, my Internet Service Provider even offers them in its service. You can add audio, video or animations to a message.

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