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Don't fall for the "Phishing Expeditions" |
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Written by Ron
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Saturday, 12 November 2005 |
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There has been an icreasing number of malicious e-mails that fall under the category of "Phishing." This is a technique used to trick you out of personal data by masquarading as a legitimate e-mail from AOL, eBay, PayPal or banks and financial institutions.
In most cases, the e-mail looks legitimate and asks you to follow a link and update your 'account information' or something bad will happen... you will be suspended or closed.
The link most often takes you to a rogue server, where a form requests personal data.
Remember.... none of the places listed above will EVER ask for this data in an e-mail.
Be alert! |
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