Why?
Scam artists are known to use fake links to "spoofed" web sites to try to get your personal information. This is known as "phishing" (pronounced "fishing").
Phishing is when you receive an email that appears to be from a well-known company, but is actually attempting to steal your credit card numbers and other personal information!
Want to learn more?
- Learn how to spot phishing emails from Citibank.
- Learn how to spot these email scams by watching this video about phishing identity-theft scams.
- Test your knowledge by taking this phishing quiz.
- Learn what to do, if you think your identity has been stolen from the FTC (Federal Trade Commission).