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How does phishing work?
Phishing works by the malicious user sending millions of bogus e-mails that appear to come from popular Web sites or from sites that you trust, like your bank or credit card company. The e-mails, and the Web sites they often send you to, look official enough that they deceive many people into believing that they're legitimate. Believing that these e-mails are legitimate, unsuspecting people too often respond to the e-mail's requests for their credit card numbers, passwords, account information, or other personal information.

To make these e-mails look even more real, a scam artist might put a link in a fake e-mail that appears to go to the legitimate Web site, but actually takes you to a scam site or even a pop-up window that looks exactly like the official site. These copies are often called "spoofed Web sites." Once you're at one of these spoofed sites you might unwittingly enter even more personal information that will be transmitted directly to the person who created the site who might then use this information to purchase goods, apply for a new credit card, or steal your identity.

Here's what you can do to help protect yourself from phishing
Just as they do in the physical world, scam artists will continue to develop new and more sinister ways to trick you online. But following these five easy steps will help protect you and your information.

1.Never respond to requests for personal information via e-mail. If in doubt, call the institution that claims to have sent you the e-mail.

2.Visit Web sites by typing the URL into your address bar.

3.Check to make sure the Web site is using encryption.

4.Routinely review your credit card and bank statements.

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Five Steps to Help Avoid Phishing Scams
• Never respond to requests for person al information via e-mail.

• Visit Web sites by typing the URL into your address bar.

• Check to make sure the Web site is using encryption.

• Routinely review your credit card and bank statements.

• Report suspected abuses to the proper authorities.

Report suspected abuses of your personal information to the proper authorities.

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