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Information: http://webopedia.com/TERM/p/phishing.html says "the act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft. T This page was last updated on July 6th, 2008
Phishing Sites:
BBB Online - Phishing
News and alerts, and examples of the emails that phishers send. http://www.bbbonline.org/idtheft/phishing.asp
Anti-Phishing Working Group
Mission is to provide a resource for information on the problem and solutions for phishing and email fraud. http://www.antiphishing.org/
Computerworld - Phishing
Gives some real-life examples of the scam and tips on avoiding it. http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,89096,00.html
Millersmiles.co.uk
Offers information about online identity theft, spoof email and phishing scams. http://www.millersmiles.co.uk
MillerSmiles.co.uk - Brief Guide to Phishing
Provides a guide to this type of identity theft and a library of spoof email hoax phishing scams and fake web pages or sites. http://www.millersmiles.co.uk/identitytheft/phishing.html
Spoof Email Tutorial
Explains how scammers trick people into thinking they're being contacted by Ebay. http://pages.ebay.com/education/spooftutorial/
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Information: http://webopedia.com/TERM/p/phishing.html says "the act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft. T
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