Email users are being bombarded with authentic-looking messages that instruct them to provide sensitive personal information. It’s called “phising.” Individuals who “bite” are exposed to identity theft.
Phishing occurs when a consumer receives a deceptively-legitimate looking email from what appears to be a reputable company. The email asks recipients to update their credit card information or their account will be promptly terminated. Or the message offers a service to protect their credit cards from possible fraud. Or their bank is requesting them to update their information.
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