A fake email represents the bait in a phishing scam. Potential victims are lured into the scam with an email that threatens a breach in security or some kind of reward for replying to the email and providing personal information.
This is fraud and more specifically, identity theft. Many emails spam your inbox trying to pull this same scam.
Phishing scams can hook users through trustworthy looking e-mails. Another popular scam is a message from a user on eBay.
The hook of a phishing scam is where the scammers got the information on the people they scammed. This can include emails or phone calls that trick a person into giving out information.
Phishing
phishing
A phishing scam is when someone sends an legit looking email in the hope of tricking the user to providing personal information.
Phishing is a portmanteau of "phreaking and fishing". "Phreaking", another kind of scam, is in turn a portmanteau of "phone" and "freaking".
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phishing
The "hook" in a phishing scheme is the bait that is used by scammers to get personal information. People fall for phishing scams because they usually come in the form of harmless looking emails.
The "hook" in a phishing scheme is the bait that is used by scammers to get personal information. People fall for phishing scams because they usually come in the form of harmless looking emails.
Phishing