Like other common "phishing" schemes, which involve e-mail requests that seem to be from trusted sources such as eBay or Citibank, the Kerry messages asked potential donors to go to an outside Web site to give money. Those Web sites, one registered in India, the other in Texas, were not affiliated with the Kerry campaign. . . .
An Internet security company says some e-mails asking for donations to U.S. presidential candidates are scams trying to steal unwary consumers' credit card numbers.

Researchers for SurfControl, a company that offers e-mail filtering software, say they found two examples of suspect e-mails last weekend, both purporting to be from Democrat John Kerry's campaign.

Like other common "phishing" schemes, which involve e-mail requests that seem to be from trusted sources such as eBay or Citibank, the Kerry messages asked potential donors to go to an outside Web site to give money. Those Web sites, one registered in India, the other in Texas, were not affiliated with the Kerry campaign.