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Friday, November 19, 2004 PHISHING, PART TWO Companies Forced to Fight Phishing Phishing is a growing form of online fraud that blends old-fashioned confidence scams with innovations in technological trickery. In the second part of our two-part series, washingtonpost.com explores how banks, Internet service providers and other online businesses are trying to make e-commerce safe for their customers. -washingtonpost.com • Catch the Phish: Take the Quiz • Phishing Feeds Internet Black Markets (washingtonpost.com, 11/18/04) • Phishing Schemes Scar Victims (washingtonpost.com, 11/18/04) • A Brief History of Phishing (washingtonpost.com, 11/18/04) • How to Fend off Phishing (washingtonpost.com, 11/18/04) • Complete Cybercrime Coverage LIVE DISCUSSION - Today, 11 A.M. 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