Avoiding Fraudulent Websites and Phishing Scams
Online con artists often design fake websites that look exactly like well-known sites such as sites for Apple or eBay. To avoid visiting such fraudulent websites, never visit any website address links sent to you by email unless you trust the person sending you the link. (Of course, sometimes even trusted friends can be fooled into sending you a link to a fraudulent website, so be very careful.)
Instead of clicking a link sent to you in email to open a website, type the website address yourself into the Address text box and then visit the site, or search for the site first through Google. Typing a website address yourself ensures that you're visiting the legitimate website and not a fraudulent one ...
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