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Among the many characteristics of 'phishing' is promising you a lot of money for some simple sounding task, purporting to come from a major bank (often in west Africa) , asking for your full name, address and cell number, and very often bad spelling or syntax.
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What is Fishing attempt?
A Fishing attempt as opposed to a Phishing attempt is when someone tries to catch a fish.
What is the best way to recognize a phishing attempt?
False
Is threatening dire consequences a phishing attempt?
No not really.
Which is NOT an indicator of a possible phishing attempt?
Some indicators of a phishing attempt would be formatting or spelling errors in an email, an email sent by a company with which you do not have an account, and if the email tells you need to update your account or provide other information.
This is a method of impersonating a legitimate organization in an attempt to scam a user out of their identification?
phishing
What kind of dangers does phishing pose?
Phishing is an official attempt to get private information from individuals online. It is a risk to an individual because it can lead to identity fraud.
What is the method of impersonating a legitimate organization in an attempt to scam a user out of their identification credentials?
This is fraud and more specifically, identity theft. Many emails spam your inbox trying to pull this same scam.
Is a method of impersonating a legitimate organization in an attempt to scam a user out of their identification credentials?
Phishing
What is a method of impersonating a legitimate organization in an attempt to scam a user out of their identification credential?
Phishing
Which of the following is not indicator of a possible phishing attempt?
The e-mail contains a generic greeting.
What is a phishing filter used for?
Phishing is when a scammer emails you pretending to be a friend or trusted source. These emails usually ask for very personal information, so the scammer can access the person's money or other assets. There is software, phishing filters, that will warn you when you receive an email that may be a phishing attempt.
Received email to restore account Never had one with HSBC Is it a scam?
Yes this is known as a phishing attempt, you need to send the email to email address below. phishing@hsbc.com
