Do you worry about going Online as someone might be able to get your personal information and use it. Well you don’t need to worry – you just need to be aware that you need to protect yourself and how you can do this. People talk about the Internet and fraud etc as if it didn’t happen before the Internet was around – but let’s face it, where there’s a will there’s a way.

Here is a piece from an article I found that tells you a bit more about Phishing and some tips on how to protect yourself while online

Phishing is a scam that Internet hackers use to send spam and other types of pop-up messages in order to lure personal information and financial information from people. There are some ways that you can avoid getting caught in the trap that include:

* Don’t reply to any of the emails or pop-up messages that are asking you for any kind of personal or financial information. Don’t click on any of the links that are in the message and don’t cut or paste a link from the message into your web browser to use. The links may look like they are going to go one way, but really they are set up to go to a different site.

Click here to read the full article and tips

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