Protection from Phishing

What is Phishing? : The Internet scammers develop a website which looks just like your bank or merchant. Then the scammer will send you an email that appear an official email from your bank or merchant. This email will ask you to approve a transaction you recently made, or re-verify some personal information by clicking a weblink. If you are not careful and click the weblink you may not realize that you have landed on a website developed by the scammer. Now this criminal can gain access to your personal information if you mistakenly log in to this fraud website. This act of fraud leads to online Identity theft and known as Phishing.

Phishing-Shield : How our Family Safety software protect you from Phishing scams?

Step-1: Make a list of your trusted websites. Approval Password will not be required when login to these websites.

Step-2:"Approval Password" window will pop up and block the outgoing traffic When a Phishing website tries to steal personal information by impersonating your trusted website. Thus Family Safety software provide phishing protection.

Phishing scams in the News:

CNN: IRS warns of new e-mail scams

Gartner: Phishing on the rise in U.S.

Examples of Phishing emails :

An example of phishing email at IRS website

Example of phishing email from a online merchant

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