What Are Phishing Emails?
“Phishing” emails are one of the major problems to the online banking clientele. Hackers and scammers use “phishing” emails to get details from bank customers. They will use email to appear as a bank representative and ask you for important information. To get you to respond quickly they will generally try to persuade you that your account will be closed if you do not email them right away. But the moment you do, they will use this information to empty your account. You may be thinking when you read about “phishing” scams, how in the world anyone could fall for such an apparent swindle- and of course you cant picture it occurring to you. The world over, millions of people download “phishing” emails every day and there always some who answer. Most people respond because they really believe that their “account will be closed” as mentioned in the email. Threats like that make many people act fast and think only when its too late. All online banking services have it on their websites in on
