Hook, line, and sinker
Posted on February 19th, 2009 at 7:45 am by editor

Phishing is one of the most prevalent scams nowadays, and you should take specific steps to guard yourself from this malicious practice.

Phishing, unlike malware or viruses, is something you can prevent yourself. Most phishing scams rely on the greed of the recipient by offering (when looking at it from the outside) ridiculously get rich quick promos and such.

The solution is simply to keep a check on yourself whenever you read messages like this. We understand that some unsolicited emails may be important (although mostly no), so you have to check, but if it’s too good to be true, then it probably is. Check websites to see if they are secure, as many Phishing sites pretend to be legit ones. Guard your personal information and only divulge it to trustworthy sites – it’s all for your protection.

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