Phishing Fraud Scams - Avoid Becoming A Victim Of Fraud And Identity Theft

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Fraudulent Phishing Email Messages and Fraud Alerts

Remember that a phishing message attempts to trick you into going to an apparently legitimate website, but instead is a fraudulent scam designed to steal your personal information and identity.

If you get an email or pop-up message that asks for personal or financial information, do not reply. Legitimate companies don't ask for this information via email. If you are concerned about your account, contact the organization mentioned in the email using a telephone number you know to be genuine, or open a new Internet browser session and type in the company's correct Web address yourself.

NOTE: many of these phishing messages are from foreign sources, and contain numerous grammatical and spelling errors that just would not exist from the company supposedly sending the email - this should be a red flag to you that the email is probably fraudulent.

Don't reply to email or pop-up messages that ask for personal or financial information, and don't click on links in the message. Don't cut and paste a link from the message into your Web browser — phishers can make links look like they go one place, but that actually send you to a different site.
If you are concerned about your account, contact the organization using a phone number you know to be genuine, or open a new Internet browser session and type in the company's correct Web address yourself.
Use anti-virus software and a firewall, and keep them up to date.
Don't email personal or financial information.
Review credit card and bank account statements as soon as you receive them to check for unauthorized charges.
Be cautious about opening any attachment or downloading any files from emails you receive, regardless of who sent them.

Report Phishing

This page is for listing fraudulent phishing emails that I receive and/or can collect; these pages will have a copy of the fraudulent message, as well as any notes and tips I can point to for identifying the fraud.

If you have received any phishing emails, use this reporting form: report phishing. I will then place the fraudulent email on this website as a warning to others, as well as send a copy of it to a group of organizations and government authorities committed to stopping phishing fraud.