Business briefs

Advertiser Staff

E-mail scam being targeted

The Better Business Bureau of Hawaii and the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs have joined a national campaign to educate consumers about the dangers of "phishing."

Phishing is an e-mail scam in which con artists fish for consumers' personal financial information, such as credit card and Social Security numbers, by luring them to a Web site that looks like one from a legitimate company.

Other partners in the consumer education campaign include Visa USA, the Federal Trade Commission and Treasury Department. For more information on phishing go to www.bbb.org/phishing, www.visa.com/phishing or www.consumer.gov/idtheft.

Moana Pacific contractor hired

KC Rainbow Development Co. has hired Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. as the general contractor for the 700-unit Moana Pacific condominium project. Moana Pacific, at Kapi'olani and Pensacola, sold out its west tower in less than two months and will begin selling its east tower on June 26, after a lottery on Tuesday.