By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Filed at 11:28 a.m. ET
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government touted dozens of its most important Internet investigations during 2003 in an attempt to demonstrate that the FBI and other agencies are tackling cybercrime seriously despite the ongoing war on terrorism.
The Justice Department dubbed the effort ``Operation E-con,'' a collection of separate investigations over the past five months that targeted investment scams, sales of stolen software, online banking fraud and even a purported Russian marriage service.
The Justice Department said more than 130 people have been charged with a variety of Internet crimes and scams, including identity theft and failing to deliver goods purchased online. Federal law enforcers planned a news conference Friday to announce the crackdown on Internet fraud, dubbed Operation E-Con. In a news release, officials said more than 90 investigations nationwide involved 89,000 victims and losses estimated of at least $176 million. The officials said about $17 million has been seized or recovered by investigators.
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