Who are these people?

That continue to fall for these scams? It just can't be elderly types.

CONSUMER REPORTS: Phishing scams grow

KUSA - It looks like an e-mail from your bank or some other business you know, but it's actually a fake - a carefully crafted e-mail designed to scam you.

It asks you to provide your personal information, such as your credit card number or password and can lead to identity theft.

Consumer Reports estimates those so-called phishing scams have cost victims $630 million over the past two years.

Its latest survey finds the median cost per victim is $850. That's 5 times what it was just a year ago.

The Anti-Phishing Working Group, which monitors the problem, reports that in the month of July alone, a record 154 brands were used in phishing scams.

The Computer Crime Task Force says the victims are not always who you would expect. There have been lawyers, judges, police officers, teachers and doctors.

To avoid phishing scams:

Be on guard against e-mails that ask for personal information such as your credit-card number.

Don't reply to the message or click on any links.

And if you suspect a phony e-mail, forward the message to reportphishing@antiphishing.org.