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Guarding against identity theft

By Tania Ngima

If you have an email address, then chances are that you’ve come across the numerous fraud scams on the Internet. Whether it’s a West African asking for your help to transfer funds out of his country for a percentage of the takings, or your ‘service provider’ asking for a confirmation of your personal details, financial fraud is fast becoming a rampant problem.

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