Protecting Against Phishing

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Phishing is a technique people use to trick computer users into revealing personal for financial information. Typically, a phishing scam starts with an e-mail message that appears to come from a trusted source, such as a bank or credit card company, but actually directs recipients to provide information to a fraudulent Web site. Windows and Internet Explorer provide increase security to help protect you from phishing (New!) schemes. You can set phishing options in Internet Options in the Control Panel or on the Tools menu in Internet Explorer. You can check Web sites for phishing and report them to Microsoft ...

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