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==Phishing and Smishing== | ==Phishing and Smishing== | ||
These scams are forms of identity theft. They are tactics to get you to reveal your personal and financial information. | These scams are forms of [[Identity Theft|identity theft]]. They are tactics to get you to reveal your personal and financial information. | ||
'''"Phishing"''' involves scammers creating email messages and web pages that mimic those of a bank, credit card company, auction site or escrow service such as PayPal. The imitations can sometimes be very good. | '''"Phishing"''' involves scammers creating email messages and web pages that mimic those of a bank, credit card company, auction site or escrow service such as PayPal. The imitations can sometimes be very good. | ||