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Tom Receives an E-Mail from Someone Alleging to Be a Nigerian

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Tom receives an e-mail from someone alleging to be a Nigerian government official who has stolen money from the government.He needs some place safe to keep the money for a short time.The official promises that,if Tom lets his bank account be used for this purpose,Tom will be allowed to keep a percentage of the stolen money.Tom gives in to the temptation and provides his account information.Instead of receiving money,Tom loses everything he had in the account to the scammer.In this situation:


A) prosecution can be under state law.
B) prosecution can be under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
C) a civil action can be brought under Section 5 of the FTC Act.
D) All of the above.

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