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Online scams may already be as big a scourge as illegal drugs


And they are growing fast

AS THE CEO of a small bank in Kansas, a former chairman of the Kansas Bankers Association and a former officer of the American Bankers Association, Shan Hanes knew all about the risks of online fraud. As a family man and part-time pastor at a local church, he was not the type to do anything reckless. This article appeared in the Briefing section of the print edition under the headline “Industrial-scale swindle”

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