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VOL. LV, NO. 190

California State University, Long Beach

December 6, 2005

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Editorial Staff

Jamie Rowe
Editor in Chief

Austin Lewis
Managing Editor

JENNIFER FREHN
News Editor

STARR T. BALMER
City Editor

Lesley Nickus
Diversions Editor

Bradley Zint
Opinion Editor

Lauren Williams
Assistant Opinion Editor

Kim Oswell
Sports Editor

Brigid McGuire
Calendar Editor

TRACEY ROMAN
Photo Editor

ELYSSE JAMES
Copy Editor

DAVID WHISLER
Copy Editor

Beverly Munson
General Manager

Jennie Lessel
Assistant to the General Manager

Jovanna Rosado
Advertising Representative

Sara Watanasirisuk
Gynneth Harper
Daisy Cisneros
Stacy Hopper
Office Assistants

Jamie Eggleston
Production Manager

Sara Watanasirisuk
Sarah Leavitt
Production Assistant

Gia Marie Trovela
Web Assistant

Lin Jay Wang
Circulation Staff


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Preventing identity theft

Credit card scams have always been around but the Internet and e-mail allowed these scams to reach a far greater audience and cause even more damage than in the past. Nov. 29 Cal State Long Beach Network Services e-mailed letters to all students and staff alerting them of a scam sent out earlier that day.The e-mail, which claimed to have been sent from the CSULB ID Card Office, told students due to recent updates in the ID Card Office’s systems, credit and debit card information needed to be confirmed so ID cards would not be temporarily disabled.Manager of ID Card Services Donna Soto was aware the scam was sent out and confirmed “it was a bogus e-mail.”

“ Apparently these things go on all the time,” Soto said, “but our offices would never collect personal information like that.”

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), these scams, called “phishing scams,” involve Internet fraudsters who send spam or pop-up messages to acquire personal information from unsuspecting victims. Matthew Black, with CSULB Network Services, said Network Services was alerted to the phishing e-mail at 7 a.m., which was sent to about 400 students and staff Tuesday.

“ We don’t know where the e-mail originated from,” Black said. “It was sent around 3:00 a.m. and the message hit various members of our [CSULB] community. As soon as we were alerted to it we put up a security block and sent out e-mails to all students and staff letting them know that it was a scam.” Students and staff wanting more information on avoiding phishing scams and releasing personal information can visit the FTC Web site at www.ftc.gov for tips on how not to get hooked.
Report by Andy Reyes.

Photo by Tracey Roman / Daily Forty-Niner

News

Birth control patch risks revisited
A Federal Drug Administration warning issued early this month against Ortho Evra is raising questions about the safety of the world’s first and only birth control patch.

Opinion

Our View: Bush excused from jury duty, too busy
Jury duty is one of the many civic responsibilities entrusted to the citizens of the United States. It is designed to promote equal and fair judgment for those accused of a crime.
Intelligent Design not for public schools until church teaches evolution
In regards to “Intelligent Design deserves a place in schools” (Dec. 1), I must take umbrage at Jordyn Taylor’s arguments for inserting that particular doctrine in our schools.

Diversions
Rooney rocks out at Chain Reaction
Los Angeles rock quintet Rooney was back in town with a performance at Chain Reaction in Anaheim Friday night to a crowd of mostly teenage girls singing loudly to the music.

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