“Phishing,†also called “carding†or “spoofing,†is a high-tech scam that uses e-mail spam to trick consumers into giving out personal information such as credit card numbers, bank account information, or Social Security numbers.
Phishers typically send deceptive emails that pose as online shopping sites, credit card companies, charities, and even banks, in efforts to trick people into giving out personal information.
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