How Do You Recognize And Protect Against Phishing Emails?
Phishing is a specific type of spam designed to steal your money. Here’s how to identify it and protect against it. Understand What a Phishing email is “Phishing” may be a cute or clever name, but you have to remember what it is: an attempt to steal your money, or online access credentials – in order to clean out your bank account. In other words a thief has sent you an email in an attempt to steal from you. All it takes is a little information and caution so you don’t fall prey to their schemes. Check the Link Once you get a phishy looking email (pardon the pun), this should be the first thing you look at. The way a Phiser will try to get your info is to trick you into entering your credit card info or bank logon info into a phony site where they can collect the info, and either use it themselves, or sell it to someone who will. To do this they will provide a link to what looks like your institution’s online website. However if you place your mouse on the link – don’t click just hover
