pradical.com
Stuff I use
Teach a man to Phish and he will eat your dinner
What is Phishing?
In Simple terms: Crooks use "fake" emails and sometimes software to get your personal information... and then take your money
In not so Simple terms: ->Click to Read<-
How to protect yourself:
(Hey you can spend 5 minutes reading or 50 days recovering from ID theft) :)- Email Paranoia leads to financial health - don't trust any email with urgent requests for personal financial information
- You won a million dollars!!!, Limited time OFFER, I want to give my dead aunt's money to you... Yeah right!!! I can bet my horse's tail that it's a bait email
- Never ever give out info like usernames, passwords, SSN etc
- They might look like valid messages from your bank or e-commerce company, they might even be personalized, but always call to check if you are unsure
- If anyone sends you links in an email, instant message, or chat - don't click on them. Either log onto the website directly or call the company to confirm
- If someone askes you to fill out a form with personal details in an email, think about it for 2 minutes... and then don't do it.
- Always ensure that you're using a secure website when submitting credit card or other sensitive information via your Web browser
- Phishers might spoof the "https://" and a legitimate-looking address. Make it a habit to enter the address of any financial website yourself and don't depend on displayed links.
- Phishers may also forge the yellow lock you would normally see near the bottom of your screen on a secure site. If you get a warning when you double click on it do not continue.
- Get in the habit of looking at the address line. Did you click on a link thinking you were going to citibank? Does the address line display something different like "http://www.gimmeyomoney.com/citibank/login.htm?" If it does,stay away.
- Use a Web browser with a tool bar to help protect you from known fraudulent websites. Internet Explorer 7 and FireFox v 2 have this. So don't wait... get
- Check all your online accounts and statements regularly. If someone is messing with your account you have a better chance of catching it early.
- Ensure that your browser is up to date and security patches applied
- Do your part against crime. Report "phishing" or "spoofed" e-mails to the following groups:
- Forward the email to the Federal Trade Commission at spam@uce.gov
- Forward the email to the "abuse" email address at the company that is being spoofed (e.g. "abuse@ebay.com")