FTC Probing Online Stimulus-Related Scams

President Obama's economic stimulus plan has already spurred activity in at least one online industry, though not one the administration was hoping to encourage. Deceptive Web sites, advertisements, and e-mail campaigns have cropped up across the Web in recent weeks, luring consumers into scams by promising them federal grant money from the stimulus package, the Federal Trade Commission said.

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