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    The document provides tips to avoid phishing scams including being suspicious of emails asking for personal information, double checking website security before supplying information, and examining the address bar in the browser to ensure it matches the legitimate website.

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    Dont Get Hooked

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    The document provides tips to avoid phishing scams including being suspicious of emails asking for personal information, double checking website security before supplying information, and examining the address bar in the browser to ensure it matches the legitimate website.

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    Don’t Get Hooked by a Phony Phisherman

    Use these practices to avoid handing your personal information to a


    criminal.

    Scam artists often go “phishing” for private information. They’ll


    send you an e-mail which appears to be from a legitimate source,
    like a bank or a government agency, give you a form or a link that
    looks authentic, and then ask you to provide personal information.
    Before you know it, you’re a victim!

    Here’s what you can do to Avoid completing and Examine the address bar in
    avoid taking the bait and sending back e-mail forms if your browser. For example, if
    falling prey to phishing scams. they ask for personal a link directs you to PayPal,
    information. Instead, use a notice what the address bar
    Be suspicious of any e-mail secure website, phone call, or displays. If you see something
    asking for personal an office visit to communicate like
    information. Phishing e-mails with financial institutions and http://www.scammedyou.com/
    typically include upsetting or other organizations. paypal/login.htm? don’t
    exciting language to get you to continue.
    react without thinking, such as Double check the security
    “Your password is about to of any website you use
    expire—respond now.” They’ll before you supply DID YOU KNOW?
    ask you for usernames, information. Phishers can According to the Anti-Phishing
    WorkGroup (AWG), more than
    passwords, credit card forge two indicators of a
    65,000 phishing sites were
    numbers, Social Security secure site: the https:// and detected in December 2015 alone.
    numbers, date of birth, or the yellow lock. Instead of
    other personal information. using the provided link, always
    type the web address of your
    Be cautious about using the financial institution directly into Log on regularly to your
    links in e-mails, instant your browser. To test the online accounts. Make it a
    message, or chat. If you security lock, double-click the habit to log on regularly and
    suspect that the message you lock to display the security check your accounts to verify
    received is not authentic or if certificate for the site. If any that all transactions are
    you don’t know the sender, do type of warning displays, such legitimate.
    not use the links in the e-mail. as “the address of the site
    Instead, call the company or does not match the While you can’t stop phishing
    type the website address certificate,” do not continue. attempts, you can refuse to
    directly into your browser. take the bait. Exercise
    caution, verify your sources,
    and provide information only
    when you know you’re putting
    it into the right hands—those
    of organizations like ours who
    put privacy and security first.

    © 2016 MediaPro Holdings, LLC

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