How Not To Get Hooked By A "Phishing" Scam
First of all, for those of you unfamiliar with the term,
"Phishing" is a high-tech scam that uses spam or pop-up messages
to deceive you into disclosing your credit card numbers, bank
account information, Social Security number, passwords, or other
sensitive information.
Phishers send an e-mail or pop-up message that claims to be from
a business or organization that you deal with--for example, your
Internet service provider (ISP), bank, online payment service,
or even a government agency. The message usually says that you
need to "update" or "validate" your account information.
It might even threaten some dire consequence if you don