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Phishing and Email Scams


» Phishing For Your Identity
By Kevin Scott | Published 05/16/2006 | Phishing and Email Scams | Unrated

Who hasn&#8217;t received an email directing them to visit a familiar website where they are being asked to update their personal information?  The website needs you to verify or update your passwords, credit card numbers, social security number, or even your bank account number.  You recognize the business name as one that you&#8217;ve conducted business with in the past.  So, you click on the convenient &#8220;take me there&#8221; link and proceed to provide all the information they have requested.  Unfortunately, you find out much later that the website is bogus.  It was created with the sole intent to steal your personal information.  You, my friend, have just been &#8220;phished&#8221;.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

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