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Bait-and-switch scams move to Internet

Despite an ailing economy, revenue for online ads has reached more than $21 billion a year and is the lifeblood for search engines and websites.

Some people are wondering who is behind the ads. One consumer group is warning that many of them are scams. Consumers might want to think twice before they click.

When you go online you probably run into many paid ads. Some of them can be tempting, offering free phones or discount hotels.

"If you're on a website, if it looks shady, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. So, go back. Don't give out information about yourself," says Jarrod Agen from the Alliance Against Bait & Click.

Agen says a simple search for a favorite brand name could lead you to an unrelated website, one that may be out to get your personal information or even infect your computer with spyware.

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