| The other day I got a phone call from a panic | | | | mail and have you call a service center directly. |
| stricken client. She was upset about a recent email | | | | Having a company ask you for credit card |
| she received regarding eBay. Apparently, eBay was | | | | information through an email is a rare situation and |
| asking for her bank information in an email. This email | | | | you should have your radar up when you receive |
| claimed that they had lost their entire database online | | | | something like that in your inbox. Do not hand out |
| and needed to contact and verify with you any type | | | | sensitive bank account information when you get an |
| of information. These kinds of emails are very | | | | email in your inbox. You are asking for problems by |
| misleading and are most often false in every way. | | | | giving into this type of email and you may find |
| They are constructed with the intention of getting | | | | yourself in some major financial set backs. |
| your sensitive banking information and obtaining funds | | | | Phishing scams are just one of many unfavorable |
| out of your account. This is a very common practice | | | | situations that can befall you in the online world. This |
| online and its something you need to be aware of. | | | | type of situation comes in many different variations. |
| Giving into to these types of online emails is a bad | | | | There is the classic scam that comes in the form of |
| thing to get involved in. I have seen a lot of tragedy | | | | a rich dying uncle from Nigeria. Unless you actually |
| fall upon people who are asked for bank info | | | | have family in Nigeria I wouldn't worry about this one. |
| verification. Once you hand over this type of | | | | But according to the ABC television show 20/20 a lot |
| information you can expect to get ripped off. This is | | | | of online web surfers fall victim to this scam year |
| nothing but a scam and the eBay trick is one of | | | | after year. That is somewhat surprising to me. This is |
| many. This type of rip off operation can come in | | | | such a ridiculous scenario. Yet, year after year, |
| many interesting forms including well known banking | | | | people looking for an easy buck will fork over |
| institutions, colleges, mortgages, PayPal, online | | | | thousands of dollars out of their accounts to partake |
| services such as AOL and many more. These sites | | | | in this great "payout". |
| will often look like the real thing but are nothing more | | | | Be smart by educating yourself about online scams |
| than an online con artist working over time to get | | | | and rip off situations. This is something that you will |
| your sensitive information. | | | | want to consider as you go through your inbox and |
| You must remember that online companies like AOL, | | | | check your email. It's a rough world out there and |
| Citibank, and PayPal will never ask you for your bank | | | | there are a lot of con artists that want nothing more |
| information or credit card information. They will either | | | | than to empty out your banking account. |
| call you directly on the phone or contact you through | | | | |