Recognizing Phishing E-Mails

Let’s face it, you and I know how to recognize phishing e-mail but our dumb ass friends and relatives might not. Just forward them this article and when they come crying to you about getting scammed, just say…"didn’t you read that article I sent you?" and you are off the hook.

Phishing attacks have spiked this year, according to recent reports. The Anti-Phishing Working Group reports that there were more than 55,600 phishing attacks in the first half of 2009 alone. Phishing is particularly dangerous because once criminals get a victim's password for one Web site they can often use it to get into other accounts where people have re-used the password.

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