An email solicitation that are falsely made to appear to have come from
for example your Bank or a well-known online shop for example Amazon or
eBay or company. These emails, commonly referred to as "spoof" messages,
are sent in an attempt to collect sensitive personal information from recipients
who reply to the message or click on a link to a Web page requesting this
information.
These deceptive emails are called "Spoof Emails" because they fake the
appearance of a popular Web site or company in an attempt to commit identity
theft. Also known as "hoax" or "phisher"emails, this practice is occurring
more and more frequently throughout the online world.
Never give your personal information, by replying to a email that asks
for your credit card number, banking details or account password.
Spoof emails can be a major problem for unsuspecting Internet users.
So if you are not 100% certain of the email go to the web site by open
a new web browser and typing in for example http://www.amazon.co.uk/
and login and for peace of mined change your password and contact them.
It is a wise idea to change your password once a month. Never
keep your password on your computer, it can be hacked and it will be hacked
so don't keep your password on your computer it is not 100% secure, so
don't don't do it or you will be sorry.
If you get a email message off eBay ask you to submit information such
as your credit card number or your password. The email is a spoof.
eBay will never ask you for sensitive personal information such as passwords,
bank account or credit card numbers and Personal Identification Numbers
(PINs), in an email itself. If you ever need to provide information
to eBay please open a new Web browser, type in http://www.ebay.co.uk, and
click on the "site map" link located at the top the page to access the
eBay page you need.
If you entered personal information such as your password or credit
card numbers into a Website based on a request from a spoofed email, you
need to take immediate action to protect your identity.
