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Thursday 21 January 2010

Customer Money disappearance Identity Theft2

* Beware of "pharming". This latest version of online ID theft, viruses or other harmful program that planted secretly on your computer and your web browser hijack. When you type the address of a legitimate Web site, you will be directed to a fake copy of the site without realizing it. Any personal information you provide on the fake site, such as passwords or account numbers, can be stolen and used.

* Do not enter your personal information in a pop-up screen. Sometimes phishers will direct you to a company's original site, organization, or a bank, but then came the pop-up screen with a blank box requesting your personal information. If you are in complete, your information will be sent to the phishers . Companies, agencies and organizations are not legally ask for personal information via pop-up screen. Install pop-up software to help prevent this type of phishing attack.

* Protect your computer with spam filters, anti-virus and anti-spyware software, and firewalls, and an up-to-date. The spam filter can help reduce the number of phishing emails you. Anti-virus software, which scans incoming messages to a file, and anti-spyware sotfware, the search for programs already installed on your computer and track online activities without your knowledge, can protect you against phishing, pharming and other techniques. Firewalls prevent hackers and unauthorized communications into your computer - especially if you have a broadband connection to the internet, because your computer is open to the Internet, each time turned on. Find a program that automatically updates and patches for free from the manufacturer to fix newly discovered problems.

* Open the email attachment that is you expect and you know it. Although the message like they come from people you know, they can be from scammers and contain programs that will steal your personal information.

* Phishing can also happen by phone. You can get a call from someone who comes from a company or government agency, who filed false claims and asking for your personal information.

* If someone to contact you and you said to be a victim of fraud, verify the identity of the person before you provide personal information. Credit card issuer and a legitimate company, to contact you if there is an unusual pattern indicating that someone else may be using one of your accounts. But usually they only ask if you made a particular transaction, they did not ask for your account number or other personal information. Agencies of law enforcement may also contact you if you become a victim of fraud. I'll be safe, ask the name of the person, body or company name, phone number, and address of the person. Get the main number from the phone book, Internet, or other infromasi, make sure that the person is from the institution / company that legitimate / genuine.

* Job seekers should also be careful. Some phishing targets listed on search sites. They pretend to be asked for your social security number and other personal information. Follow the advice above and verify the identity of the person before providing any personal information.

* Be suspicious if someone suddenly becomes your contact list and ask for your personal information. But if you are contacted and requested your personal information, this is a warning sign that something is "phishy." Agency law and the legitimate companies do not operate that way.

* Immediately take action if you are already connected by phishers. If you have to give account numbers, PINs, or passwords to phishers, tell your problems related to the company immediately.

* Report phishing, although you are a victim or not. tell the company or entity that has been copied phishers. You also can report the problem to law enforcement officers. The information you provide to help stop identity theft.
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source: web tempointeraktif.com/hg/it/2010/01/20/brk .20100120 to 220,297, id.html

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