Online Phishing

Phishing attacks use 'spoofed' e-mails and fraudulent
websites to fool unsuspecting recipients into divulging
personal financial data such as credit card numbers, user
IDs and passwords, social security numbers and more.

By hijacking the trusted brands of well-known banks,
financial institutions, credit card companies and online
retailers, phishers are able to convince up to 5% of
recipients to respond.

These fraudulent e-mails often include the actual logo
of a legitimate bank or company and the sender's email
address and website may appear very realistic.

Don't be fooled.

To avoid becoming a phishing victim, never divulge personal
or financial information in reply to an e-mail. Provide such
information only to Web sites you know and trust.

To view a comprehensive list of phishing scams and how to
avoid them, please visit:

www.antiphishing.org

How can I tell if a website is secure?

When you're asked to enter your personal information on a
secure order form, small icons appear at the bottom of your
browser window which looks like these:

(yellow padlock @ IE)
(blue padlock @ netscape)

Also, the normal http appearing at the beginning of the URL
changes to https; The "s" indicates a secure connection.