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Phishing is used to entice Internet users to supply personal or identity information. There are about 8 million Phishing attempts each day, and the attempts are increasing. A survey commissioned by VeriSign, revealed that 88 percent of Web users are at risk from online fraud because they cannot identify the different forms of Phishing currently taking place. Cyber criminals are becoming adept at mimicking legitimate Web sites. It is important to verify suspicious of generic greetings instead of being personalised, urgent calls-to-action, account status threats, requests for personal information, and fake domain names/links. Google's Gmail and Microsoft's Hotmail have been targeted as part of industry-wide phishing schemes. More than 30,000 names and passwords from e-mail providers, including Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL, Gmail and other service providers were posted online.
The Phishing Schemes:
So, unless you are absolutely sure that you know the sender, beware of clicking an address of a Website in an Email. The Website may not be genuine. The Phishing Website is usually an exact replica – so it may be impossible to tell the difference between a legitimate Website and a Phishing Website.
For a Secure Web site, look for the following: