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<div>Tom Trail<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000">Contact:</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000">Marilyn Chastain</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">Bureau
Chief</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000">Securities Bureau</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">(208)
332 8000</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"><b>NEWS RELEASE</b></font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">For
Immediate Release: October 27, 2006</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><b>THE
IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE WARNS ONLINE INVESTORS TO BEWARE OF HACK
ATTACKS</b></font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"><b>Investors Urged to Carefully Monitor Online Trading
Accounts</b></font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"> BOISE, IDAHO -
The Idaho Department of Finance today warned investors to carefully
monitor their online trading accounts in the wake of "hack attacks"
in which predators have broken into customer accounts at online
brokerages in the United States and Canada and made unauthorized
trades worth millions of dollars.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"> "The number of
these attacks on investors continues to rise as identity thieves
increasingly target the securities industry," said Gavin Gee.
"Investors need to carefully guard their financial information and
continuously monitor their online brokerage records to ensure that
they are not subject to this type of fraud."</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"> Federal and
industry authorities are investigating recent cases in which hackers
gained access to customer accounts at several large online brokers and
used the customers' funds to buy certain thinly traded microcap
securities, also known as penny stocks. The hackers appeared to be
running a "pump and dump" scheme, trying to drive up share prices
so they could sell the stocks at a profit.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"> These scams
typically begin with a hacker obtaining customer passwords and user
names, then liquefying that person's existing stock holding and
using the proceeds to buy share in the microcap. They then wire the
money to either an offshore account or through a series of straw men
or dummy corporations.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"> "As investors
become increasingly comfortable with the ease and sophistication of
services offered by online brokerages, we want to make sure that they
remember not to let their guard down when they boot up their
computers," Gee said.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"> In order to help
consumers guard their online financial information from predators, Gee
recommends that they follow these tips:</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">Tips
To Protect Yourself Online</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000">1. Ask your online brokerage to
always confirm all transfers and transactions.</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000">2. Never use unprotected computers,
whether at an airport, library or an office, for use when accessing
your financial accounts or records.</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"> </font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000">3. Keep the security features of
your computer software up-to-date. This includes your Web browser,
virus scan software and firewall. Email attachments and links within
email can contain viruses and infect your computer without your
knowledge.</font></blockquote>
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color="#000000"> </font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000">4. Never provide your online account
information when requested by email - your online broker would
already have this information! Don't respond to unsolicited emails
from companies that you do business with requesting that you
revalidate your personal information or that provide a link to web
sites that require you to revalidate your account information. These
links often lead to bogus web sites that look legitimate in order to
fool you into providing secure information.</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"> </font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000">5. Before entering personal
information on any web site, look for the "locked padlock" icon on
the browser frame, or "https" at the beginning of the web address
to ensure that the site is secure.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000">6. Change passwords
regularly.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000">7. Log off the web site after you
have submitted an application or concluded a secure online
session.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000">8. When your computer is not in use,
shut it down or disconnect it from the Internet.</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"> </font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000">9. If you think you may have fallen
victim to an online scam, change your passwords, contact your online
brokerage immediately, and monitor your account activity
closely.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">10.
If you see any inaccuracies concerning your account, contact your
online brokerage immediately.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"> For more
information about online investing and how to protect yourself from
fraud, visit the Investing Online Resource Center at
http://www.investingonline.org, a project of NASAA, the oldest
international organization devoted to investor protection. NASAA's
membership consists of the securities administrators in the 50 states,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the
provinces and territories of Canada, and Mexico.</font></blockquote>
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<div>Dr. Tom Trail<br>
International Trails<br>
1375 Mt. View Rd.<br>
Moscow, Id. 83843<br>
Tel: (208) 882-6077<br>
Fax: (208) 882-0896<br>
e mail ttrail@moscow.com</div>
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