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