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How to Avoid Phishing Scams

Posted by on Sep 28, 2017 in Private Investigations, Uncategorized | Comments Off on How to Avoid Phishing Scams

What is Phishing? Phishing attacks are spoofed emails and fraudulent websites designed to fool recipients into divulging personal financial data such as credit card numbers, account usernames and passwords, social security numbers, etc. By hijacking the trusted brands of well-known banks, online retailers and credit card companies, phishers are able to convince up to 5% of recipients to respond to them. How to Avoid Phishing Scams Be suspicious of any email with urgent requests for personal financial information. Don’t use the links in an email to get to any web page, if you suspect...

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