It’s hard to find someone who hasn’t been a victim of identity theft.
In the computer age – e-mail phishing scams are a becoming a big problem.
Our Legal Expert Robin Sax talked to the U-S Attorney for the Central District of California- Andre Birotte Junior — who says – first of all – watch out for those e-mail phishing scams.
Phishing is an attempt by an individual or group to solicit personal information from unsuspecting users by employing social engineering techniques. Phishing emails are crafted to appear as if they have been sent from a legitimate organization or known individual.
These emails often attempt to entice users to click on a link that will take the user to a fraudulent website that appears legitimate. The user then may be asked to provide personal information such as account usernames and passwords that can further expose them to future compromises. Additionally, these fraudulent websites may contain malicious code.
US-CERT is collecting phishing email messages and website locations so that we can help people avoid becoming victims of phishing scams.