Phishing is one of the most prevalent of all Internet scams. At any one time, a large number of major financial institutions and online entities around the world will be the target of phishing scammers. Some high profile institutions such as Citibank and PayPal are targeted almost continually. Phishing scams attempt to trick people into providing sensitive personal information such as credit card or banking details.

Phishing scams, exposed. Read about:
How Phishing Scams Work, How Scammers use Information Harvested from Phishing Scams, Common Characteristics of Phishing Scam Emails, What to do if you Receive a Suspected Phishing Scam, What to do if you Have Already Been Tricked into Submitted Information, How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of a Phishing Scam, and Examples of Phishing Scams.