Mystery Digest » phishing http://www.mysterydigest.com Home of Detective Nose - Two Minute Mysteries Sun, 10 Sep 2017 12:33:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Phishing Schemes – Scams http://www.mysterydigest.com/crime-categories/scams/phishing-schemes-scams/ http://www.mysterydigest.com/crime-categories/scams/phishing-schemes-scams/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:31:57 +0000 admin http://www.mysterydigest.com/?p=67 A phishing scam is the fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, credit card details and other personal information by masquerading as a reliable entity within an electronic communication.

Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail, and/or instant messaging and it often asks users to enter details at a fake website whose look and feel are almost identical to the legitimate one.

Below is a short video guide to recognizing and avoiding many of the common phishing scams found on the Internet.

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