Phishing

The Bait: You get an e-mail from a financial institution, your bank, on-line store or even  from a government agency or department. The e-mail tells you that you must urgently re-confirm your personal details as your account may have been compromised. They ask you to follow a link on the e-mail and complete an on-line form. All the documents will look official and will carry the companies or organizations branding.

The Catch: This scam is called phishing and it is what the name sounds like. The con men are trying to trap you into sending them details of your account.  Once you have followed the link on the e-mail you will fill in personal details, account numbers or references, log in details and passwords. Once you have completed this, you have compromised your own security and allowed the con men to have full access to your accounts. With this information, your identity can be stolen, products purchased or money taken from your account.

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