Phishing

1. Phishing is at its height near any major event like Olympics, Asiad, New year or Christmas, Football world cup or cricket world cup. Thus one must be on guard during these occasions.

2. Phishing is the technique of illegally capturing personal security data.

3. All banks have a policy not to ask for personal security details like your Internet banking or phone banking passwords on the email, phone or otherwise.

Fight Scams

1. The latest scam in Emails is Phishing and Pharming.

2. These are internet and e-mail scams which try to obtain personal financial information to use in fraudulent transactions.

3. Generally being originated from Nigeria.

4. If you have received a phishing email i.e asking you to share info of classified nature report the same to service provider and service provider will take action to guard its reputation.