| What Is Phishing?All new technologies come with | | | | card from phishing is to reveal information only |
| their drawbacks and it is no different with credit | | | | after cross checking. Often, all you need to do is |
| cards. One of these drawbacks goes by the | | | | contact the concerned bank or company and |
| name of Phishing. When a person uses a | | | | confirm the email. A detailed scrutiny of the email |
| fraudulent email or online shopping site to get hold | | | | before dashing off a reply also helps. Such emails |
| of information about your credit card or bank, it is | | | | usually do not have a salutation like 'Dear |
| called phishing.Phishing is easy which is why it is so | | | | Customer.' The name of your Credit Card |
| popular with thieves. In the first instance, it begins | | | | Company or bank will also be spelt incorrectly. |
| with a cleverly phrased email that seems to come | | | | Since anti-phishing scanners search text |
| from your credit card company or your bank. It | | | | messages, phishers may enclose the message as |
| usually asks you to provide confidential details for | | | | an image. If your credit card requests are |
| verification. It may also threaten to close your | | | | contained in an image, be doubtful.In case of online |
| account unless you give the necessary | | | | shopping sites, beat the tricksters at their own |
| information. Another popular method is to set up | | | | game. For a first time purchase, use a credit card |
| fake shopping websites that only accept online | | | | that is about to expire and has minimum credit. If |
| credit card payment. You will never get the goods | | | | the purchased item does not land at your |
| that were displayed. If you comply in either | | | | doorstep within the promised time, at least your |
| instance, you will end up with a highly inflated | | | | losses will be limited and you can be sure that the |
| credit card bill and a sadly depleted bank account | | | | information cannot be used to perpetuate a |
| statement.How To Protect Yourself From | | | | bigger fraud. |
| Phishing?The best way to protect your credit | | | | |