Many Companies Lack Formal Guidelines Against Pretexting in Internal Investigations, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services Online Poll Shows / Earth Times, 22 Jan 2007
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,47408.shtml
"The Federal Trade Commission defines pretexting as the practice of obtaining personal financial information under false pretenses. The practice of pretexting has become prevalent in recent years and state and federal regulators are aggressively pursing offenders. Congress has also passed a law banning the pretexting of telephone companies."