| Phishing is a term used to describe a type of | | | | confirm, or validate your account |
| spam that aims to steal your identity. It can | | | | information.Try to review your printed |
| be attempted through email, instant messages, | | | | account statements regularly. If you believe |
| or pop-up windows. Phishers seek to convince | | | | you are an identity theft victim, you can |
| their potential victims to provide personal | | | | file a complaint with the FTC at in addition |
| data such as credit card numbers, passwords | | | | to filing a police report. You should also |
| or account information.Sophisticated phishing | | | | call the toll-free fraud number of any one of |
| scams appear to come from reliable sources | | | | the three nationwide consumer reporting |
| such as your bank or credit card company. | | | | companies and place an initial fraud alert on |
| Logos, web addresses and information taken | | | | your credit reports.Subscribe to the free Ask |
| directly from legitimate sites are copied and | | | | Angela Newsletter offering home computer |
| altered to lead the reader to respond to | | | | support, tips and tricks. Topics include |
| these requests.There are a few simple steps | | | | email, internet, spyware, website design, |
| you can take to protect yourself from | | | | Microsoft Office, new technologies, Windows |
| phishing scams. For example, don't follow the | | | | help, software, general PC support, and |
| links in an email to your bank or credit | | | | more!For more information visit or email A |
| card's website. Instead, type the address | | | | Daley Design, LLC - Southern New Jersey based |
| directly into your browser. Also, don't give | | | | firm providing web design, site maintenance |
| out personal information on a website that | | | | and updates, domain name registration and |
| isn't secure. To tell if a website is secure, | | | | hosting assistance, email and newsletter |
| check for " in the address bar rather than | | | | design, search engine submission and other |
| just " The 's' stands for 'secure'. Be wary | | | | marketing services. |
| of any emails that ask you to update, | | | | |