Minneapolis based US Bancorp is warning customers not to respond to bogus e-mails that are intended to trick people into giving out sensitive personal information. The e-mails appear to come from the bank and say the recipient's account has been blocked because it may have been compromised by outside parties. This sort of e-mail scam is called phishing, spelled with a "p-h", and experts say it's on the rise. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports.
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