Do you know what phishing spam is? If you don't, you may be in for trouble.

Most people who have spent a lot of time online probably know what phishing spam is.

Phishing spam is e-mail sent by people who want to steal your financial information or your identity.

The most common phishing spam looks like they are from real companies like eBay, PayPal, US Bank and many others.

The Federal Reserve offers the following advice:

- Don't be intimidated by threats to your account status and never click on links in a suspect e-mail.

- If an e-mail seems legitimate, go to the company's Web site by typing in the address yourself.

- If you fall victim to phishing, call your bank and place fraud alerts with credit bureaus.

- Report suspicious e-mail at www.consumer.gov/idtheft or call 1-877-IDTHEFT.

Here is a good resource to the Anti-Phishing Working Group with some additional tips.
http://www.antiphishing.org/consumer_recs.html

Best regards,
Barry Stein
http://awebbiz.com
It's all about business.

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