Al Ruechel, Your Technology

Scams on the Internet have hit a new low. The latest ploy uses a soldier in Iraq to try and trick you out of your money.

Two new scams are creating lots of problems. Perhaps you got one of them.

The first says it comes from Bank of America. You know, with official looking letterhead with links that connect you with actually Bank of America sites.

This time though the scam tries to use a cute headline. The sooner you sign in to online banking the simpler your life will get.

Here's the new twist. There is an e-mail explaining why you're getting this e-mail though Bank of America, which says it doesn't send out unsolicited e-mails.

Don't forget the little privacy and secure message that assures your account information is safe. Again, there are copies from the real Bank of America site that are pasted in to look like it’s official.

Bank of America, nor other banks, ever ask for any personal information over the Internet. So if you click on the reply link and fill in the blanks, your account information is now stolen.

Also, look at the address line at the bottom of your screen. Point your mouse to the link this site wants you to access. The first three letters indicate it's an overseas address. Bingo. You've been scammed.

Now the latest is the scam that says a person has money and wants to send it to you. This time it says it’s from a U.S. Army Sgt David Ess. He found $8 million of Saddam's money in barrels outside Saddam's old palace. His brother-in-law was killed by a roadside bomb, and a dying British medical doctor gave him the package of money.

He's survived two suicide bomb attacks, shot and wounded. He can get it home to the U.S. To split with you if you just contact him as so as possible.

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