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Phishing is a form of identity theft in which a scammer uses an authentic-looking e-mail from a legitimate business to trick recipients into giving out sensitive personal information, such as a credit card, bank account, Social Security numbers or other sensitive personal information.
The spoofed email message urges the recipient to click on a link to update their personal profile or carry out some transaction. The link then takes the victim to a fake Web site designed to look like the real thing. However, any personal or financial information entered is routed directly to the scammer.
