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phishing is an internet scam method, often done by contacting someone, pretending to be from a credit card co, saying updated info is required. when the person goes to the website supplied, it is often a carbon copy of the real credit card website. when the unsuspecting person enters their account number and pin number, they have actually given up all the info required for the scammers to access and use the credit card. The term has a combined history. "Fishing" is, besides the hunt for actual fish, a means of hunting anything you want -- including private information belonging to others. When the so-called "hacker" movement started, the original target before computers was the telephone system. As opposed to the formal, button-down look and approach of the then Ma Bell employees, Phone freaks were often kids, known for their lack of formality. After a time, the term "phone freak" evolved into "Phreak". Since them, electronic or telecommunications techniques that fall into illegitimate usage and start with the letter "F" often see that "F" replaced with a "Ph". Hence, Phreaking, Phishing, Pharming, etc.

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