Don't Get Lured Into This Phishing Scam
Author: LeeAnna

One good thing about writing articles for a living is that I
get to learn about new things. Since I spend most of my time in
front of a computer, it seems I don't get out much and unless
it's on the nightly news, I don't usually hear about computer
scams. That's how I found out about Phishing Scams. I had never
heard of such a thing until I was asked to write an article
about it, and I'm glad that I was asked. I now know what a
Phishing scam is and I'm happy to share this information with
you, in case your not very computer savvy either. Now most of
us know enough not to openly give out personal information
online to just anybody, and common sense tells us when
something looks a little shaky when we see it. However,
Phishing scams are hard to see because they are made to look
like things we are used to. We do a lot of things online today,
banking, paying bills, shopping, stock trading, etc. We usually
don't give it a second thought to give our information in doing
any of these activities. That's what these Phishing scams are
hoping for, that you won't give a second thought to giving them
your personal information.

Phishing scams usually come as emails or pop-up messages to
lure your personal information from you. "We suspect an
unauthorized transaction has occurred in your account. To
ensure that your account is not compromised, please click the
link below and confirm your identity." Have you received an
e-mail that looks like that one? Or how about; "During our
regular verification of accounts, we could not verify your
information. Please click here to update and verify your
information." Both of these scams are called phishing, and it
involves Internet schemers who send email or pop-up messages
that lure you into giving them your personal information.
Credit card numbers, bank account information, Social Security
numbers, and passwords, any information or sensitive material
you think is safe. According to the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC), phishers claim to be from a business or organization
that you deal with, including Internet service providers,
online payment services and even government agencies. The
messages can ask you to update or confirm your account
information, or threaten you if you don't respond immediately.
The messages will then direct you to a website that looks just
like the one you're used to dealing with, but it's not, it's a
fake website and its only purpose is to trick you into giving
out your personal information.

FTC recommends never give out personal information to email or
pop ups that ask you for it. Legitimate companies never ask for
this information via email. Don't cut and paste a link from the
message into your Internet browser. Don't "click" on a button
or web address given to you via email unless you're absolutely
sure of were its going. For more information, look for websites
pertaining to phishing scam information.


About The Author: Leeanna is an expert author writing for
Phishing Scams http://www.antiphishingsolution.com