5 Tips To Prevent Spoofing And Phishing
When it comes to finding ways to prevent spoofing or phishing from occurring to you, there are a number of things you can do. Certainly as they say prevention is better than a cure and this can certainly not be more true than when you are likely to become a victim of these types of internet frauds today. Below we provide you with some guidelines which should help to prevent you from becoming another one of the many victims of spoofing and phishing.
1. It is important that you never use either your usernames or email addresses when taking part in any kind of forums or discussion groups. It is best if you use an ID that is completely different from all the others that you use and whenever possible use a disposable web based email address that such sites as Hotmail and Yahoo can provide to you. Certainly the easiest way that many fraudsters will gain your name and email address is through these kinds of groups.
2. Never use the same password for every site that you have access to. This can be extremely dangerous for you as in a matter of minutes the scammer will be able to gain access to all your accounts whether it be an eBay or PayPal one as well as your own personal bank and credit card ones. A lot of people who have found themselves being overwhelmed with spoof and phishing emails often use the same password over and over again.
3. If you do receive any kind of a communication which contains a link within it and you are unsure as to whether the communication is legitimate or not, then do not click on that link. Also if it contains a form which you are required to complete then do not fill the form in. Instead what you should do is open up a new web browser page and then type in the address of the site that has purportedly sent you the email so that you can see for yourself what is going on if anything. 4. At no time should you ever supply your ID or password to anyone when you have received an email requesting that you do so. Certainly any reputable site such as eBay, PayPal or the bank or Credit Card Company that you deal with online will not request this kind of information from you. 5. If you do open an account with an online payment scheme such as PayPal then it is important that you use a private email address and one which you are not using anywhere else. Also it is important to remember that the email address you use for eBay and the one you use for PayPal, in order to receive and send payments for goods that you have brought and sold on this site, does not need to be the same either. By keeping these guidelines in mind you should be able to help to prevent spoofing and phishing from making you another victim of this new kind of fraud.
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