Fight Against Phishing to Protect Your Reputation and Money - by Jim Degerstrom

Fight Against Phishing to Protect Your Reputation and Money - by Jim Degerstrom: "The problem of phishing, pronounced just like 'fishing' and very similar in tactics, continues to grow in the USA. In short, unscrupulous persons attempt to defraud unsuspecting consumers by imitating legitimate businesses through email and fake websites. Most scams begin with an email that is broadcast to millions in the hope that a small percentage will take the bait.

These thieves impersonate real businesses such as eBay or PayPal and large banks or credit card companies, and they use scare tactics in their email message asking the reader to visit their site immediately to help them recover missing information.

The link provided in the email then takes the victim to a bogus site designed to look like an official website, however, the request to reconfirm personal information such as account numbers, passwords, or social security numbers is a scam. Once the criminal has collected your personal data the real nightmare begins.

Crime never takes a vacation, and daily errors in judgment has cost countless people and small business owners in the USA time and money attempting to recover losses from stolen identity. Avoid becoming a victim if you receive any email that may be suspicious. Instead of following the website link in the email, open your browser and visit the official site and look for 'support', 'news', or 'FAQs' to search for details."