The two words phishing and fishing sound the same, and to be honest with you, in some way they are very similar. Let me explain this so that I won’t have too many confused people reading this.

Phishing, is a sneaky crime that scammers use in order to steal the identity of its victims. Just like with typical fishing, in phishing, a criminal will bait its prey(or victim) with a phony email or fake telephone call that sounds very convincing. The purpose of the bait(fake email or phone call) is to get you to bite it by responding to whatever they’re telling you to do. Alot of times, these phishing criminals will get you to respond by claiming to be a representive of your current financial institute(aka. Bank). Next, they’ll ask you to visit a certain website and fill out some information that your current financial institute needs in order to continue your service. Once you do this, you are hooked! They got you!

One thing that you should know is that is that every credit card company, bank, or other financial institution, will never ask for your personal iformation via an email. These companies already have access to most of your personal records, so they do not need to solicit your info via an email. If you see any messages sent to you that fits this description, avoid it with a passion! Instantly deleted! If a legitimate company wanted to really get in contact with you, you would really know it! It would definitely not come from a silly email. 

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