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