April 30, 2008

Save yourself from Phishing expeditions

There is no doubt that sooner or later you will be getting an email from your bank regarding a security issue, but is this really from your bank or just someone pretending to be your bank?

This practice has become known to us as Phishing and is becoming a valuable to all sorts of fraudsters who are looking to either steal your identity or just your cash, whatever the end result for you it can be the beginning of a nightmare.

However there some steps that you can take in order to protect yourself:

Always go through the URL of the website.
Never reply to emails asking for your bank account number, internet user details etc.
The old saying “When in doubt, talk”, holds true here as well.
Forward spam that is phishing for information to spam@uce.gov and to the company, bank, or organization impersonated in the phishing email.
Don’t open email attachments sent to you by strangers.
Always follow steps to a healthy PC.
Always keep your Anti Virus Software’s, Spywares and Firewalls updated.

Source [Techno Friends]