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What steps shoild you take to prevent becoming a victim of a phishing scam?
Notify the proper authorities.
Which is not one of the three steps of a phishing attack?
CleanSteps of common phishing scams or attacks include the bait (the suspicious e-mail), the hook (the fake website), and the catch (when you fall for the scam).
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.
What is the most famous phishing scam?
Phishing refers to the theft of personal information through the Internet. The most common phishing scams are those which are perpetrated through email. Typically, the email asks the user to enter personal information in exchange for money.
What are parts of a phishing scam?
A fake email represents the bait in a phishing scam. Potential victims are lured into the scam with an email that threatens a breach in security or some kind of reward for replying to the email and providing personal information.
Hook part of a phishing scam?
The hook of a phishing scam is where the scammers got the information on the people they scammed. This can include emails or phone calls that trick a person into giving out information.
Which represent the hook part of a phishing scam?
Phishing scams can hook users through trustworthy looking e-mails. Another popular scam is a message from a user on eBay.
What is a scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email?
Phishing
What is the scam in which a perpetrator attempts to obtain your personal and or financial information?
phishing
What are phishing emails?
A phishing scam is when someone sends an legit looking email in the hope of tricking the user to providing personal information.
Why is phishing spelled like this and not fishing?
Phishing is a portmanteau of "phreaking and fishing". "Phreaking", another kind of scam, is in turn a portmanteau of "phone" and "freaking".
One scam that lures internet users into revealing personal information?
phishing
