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08:38 21st January 2011
Developments in the IT industry have also allowed more organised and professional criminals to perpetrate crime online, according to Jennifer Perry, managing director of E-Victims.org.
"When we improve technology to filter out more spam, the criminals move to using new methods," she said.
"People need to be aware that organised and professional criminals now use the internet as the primary means to perpetrate crime. These criminals invest a lot of time, money and manpower to commit online crimes," she added.
Her warning came as a recent report from the BBC revealed spam levels to have declined suddenly, but it is believed the global drop won't last long.
The report also showed the volume of spam had fallen continuously since August, but the Christmas period saw a precipitous decline.
One security company identified around 200 billion spam messages being sent each day in August, compared to only 50 billion in December, it said.
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