Phishing is a way for individuals who are known as "phishers" to obtain your private information such as bank account details and passwords. Phishing messages come in the form of an email message that is directed to you and appears to be from a reputable company or business-often one that you have an association with and trust. But, it is not. The message will tell you to confirm your bank details, password, or login credentials or "your account may be closed." You are then directed to click on a link in the email to take you to a website to enter in the requested details. By employing scare tactics such as the threat of account closure, phishers are hoping to lure you in to their trap.
Once you click the link you are taken to a website that looks like the real website of the company the email is purporting to be from. But it is not. You enter your details and the phishers now have the information they need to steal your identity. What just...
