Understanding Phishing
Phishing is a scam where emails are sent to users falsely claiming to be a legitimate source or company in an attempt to gather private information for the purpose of stealing information or identity theft.
“Phishing” came from the analogy that online scammers are using email techniques to “fish” private information like passwords or credit card number from Internet users.
A typical phishing scenario involves a scammer or criminal sending spam email messages to thousands or millions of email addresses.
These email messages are forged to make them appear to have come from a legitimate or reputable source such as a bank, credit card company or financial institutions. Read the rest of this entry →
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