After a very recent phishing attempt (unsuccessful) on me, I decided to write about this nasty subject again. I recently received an email asking me to update my account information. The email provided a link for me to click on to log in and update my account information. I went to click on it and I immediately realized what this could be, so even thought I did click on the link, I did not do anything that provided any kind of useful information. So, I completely stopped what I was doing and closed it out and logged into the REAL website to verify my account status. It was ok. I immediately notified the website about the incident and they responded back that they never sent me an email and thanked me for notifying them.
You need to be really careful with the emails you get each day. Phisher’s are getting really resourceful in there ability to create emails that look authentic enough to fool you. We’ve become so automatic at times that we do things without even a thought. This is exactly what Phishers are counting on. Then, before you know it, the damage is done. This is a real serious issue, and anyone who uses the Internet, should be careful.
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June 18, 2007 at 11:55 am |
Phisher’s are persistent! They are trying anything to get you to fall for their tricks. I just received an email this morning that was bogus! It was an attempt by a phisher to real me in (so to speak). I almost fell for it too, then I realized that I should verify the email first. I forwarded the email to the website and then later got a reply that the email was not sent by them. You need to be really careful if you get any emails suggesting to log into your account by clicking on a link in the email. Trust nothing!!! The first thing you should do is to log into the website “manually” on your own via a browser and check your account status. Never, never access your account via an email, that is where they get you!
June 18, 2007 at 11:58 am |
I also want to add to my previous comment that the email I received looked authentic and it suggested that fraudulent activity may be happening with my account. It mentioned “Possible Fraud Notification” and “Security Check”. It was an exceptionally authentic looking email that is very capable of fooling anyone —- It was bogus!!!
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