Online Gangs Cash In on Swine Flu

peaceandlove · 11-16-2009, 06:38 PM

A sign of more crack downs on natural products and internet censorship?

Online Gangs Cash In on Swine Flu

By Kate Kelland – 55 mins ago

LONDON (Reuters) – Criminal gangs are making millions of dollars out of the H1N1 flu pandemic by selling fake flu drugs over the internet, a web security firm said on Monday.

Sophos, a British security software firm said it had intercepted hundreds of millions of fake pharmaceutical spam adverts and websites this year, many of them trying to sell counterfeit antiviral drugs like Tamiflu to worried customers.

Continues and ABC NEWS VIDEO: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_flu_antivirals_gangs

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peaceandlove Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Turtle Island Posts: 2,776	Online Gangs Cash In on Swine Flu A sign of more crack downs on natural products and internet censorship? Online Gangs Cash In on Swine Flu By Kate Kelland – 55 mins ago LONDON (Reuters) – Criminal gangs are making millions of dollars out of the H1N1 flu pandemic by selling fake flu drugs over the internet, a web security firm said on Monday. Sophos, a British security software firm said it had intercepted hundreds of millions of fake pharmaceutical spam adverts and websites this year, many of them trying to sell counterfeit antiviral drugs like Tamiflu to worried customers. Continues and ABC NEWS VIDEO: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_flu_antivirals_gangs