Be ready to handle phishing attacks

Phishing is not a new type of internet scam. First it was described in 1987. What is worrying is that it continues to exist and, in the light of growing interest. 800 million phishing e-mail messages are sent out on a daily basis according to Cisco.

Identity Theft information

Phishing is a type of internet scam where users receive email as the official-looking, if it is sent to a bank or other financial institution. These e-mail messages to try to lure victims into sharing the strengthening of economic and personal information. It includes usually provide a link to the site in which visitors of fraud will be asked to provide sensitive personal information: social security number, birthday, mother's maiden name. This is to steal your identity.Identity thieves run your own invoices. they do criminal offences in the your name and address. They can also change the address of the credit card account.

Very dangerous phishing is giving away into giving a link to identify the., when you see a link to the numbers when you click a link, to think you are going to the Bank's website. In reality you have, go to fraud.

How to Recognize phishing attack?

You can expect to receive a phishing e-mail say something on eBay account will be suspended if you answer this phishing message. it may say it is PayPal Advisory Board and asks you to confirm your identity by clicking the download link. do not click! They want to steal your identity.E-mail, participating in a phishing attack might ask you to make a phone call.Your phone number will be posted and you will be asked personal identification number.

Phishing Scam report

Report phishing scam, go to the Anti-Phishing Working Group.APWG is the implementation of the legislation that fights phishing. what you report? Web site that you suspect to be a phishing site also sends you received in the case of a suspected phishing e-mail. e-mail messages is created so that they show officially. Early days of phishing scams were much grammar errors in phishing e-mail messages. crooks go to Today, to a large extent, does not allow that, in order to not look for suspicious Reporting phishing scam occur. help combat the APWG Internet fraud.