Broke, desperate Americans are most likely to be targeted by scam artists and the amount they lose is rising, the National Consumers League said.

美国国家消费者联盟称，经济破产、心情绝望的美国人，最有可能成为骗子的目标，而且他们被诈骗的数额呈上升趋势。

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With the United States in recession, the financial sector in crisis and Americans worried about keeping their jobs and homes, the National Consumers League urged extra vigilance.

由于经济衰退，美国财政处在转折点上，美国人都担心如何保住工作和养家糊口。国家消费者联盟呼吁人们要特别的警惕。

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"The beauty of the Net is that it's very easy to hide who you are, manipulate your appearance and vanish without a trace, " says Phillip McKee of the National Consumers League's Internet Fraud Watch.

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