Phishing Scams
Bank or financial transactions are being processed in the internet to make things easier but the problem is, con artist and scammers start surfacing and evolving as well. One of the most common scam today is what we know as Phishing scam which is intended to trick the victim by sending email purporting to be from a valid banking site or eCommerce provider. Once the victim started filling out forms and giving out personal data as he enters the website, the fake site is being sent to the scammers already. The email sent by scammers often uses fear tactics to lure the victim into visiting the fraudulent website. With the information stolen from the victim, the scammer can then wipe out all their victim’s accounts, run up the victim’s credit card and they can even steal your identity.