by the numbers

1,200

Projected percent increase in “phishing” scams this year. Such scams come in the form of an e-mail that purports to be from your bank, credit-card company, PayPal, or some other legitimate Web site that handles money. The e-mail tells you to click on a link to validate your PIN number or confirm your identity, then asks you for your account information or Social Security number. The e-mail, however, is bogus, and your financial information falls into the hands of criminals.

80

Percent of men age 18 to 34 who say they would rather give up their video-game console for a month than their TV set, according to the study by media company Carat and men’s magazine “Maxim.”