How to Prevent Online Phishing Scams?

How to Prevent Online Phishing Scams? it's time to be careful Avoid responding to emails 1 such as: a. Mails Sent by unrecognized sender b.Emails that demands your financial 1. information Everyone Is At c. Mails not personalized for you Communicate your Risk 2 personal information only via personal devices Provide personal information only on ATTACKS 445,004 in 2012 3. secure and renowned websites 258,461 in 2011 Try not to communicate personal or financial 4. information using emails, instant messages or other online modes 187,203 in 2010 Never feed your financial 5. or personal information in a pop-up screen Filter evasion Link manip- ulation Phone Phishing Website Guard your devices with Forgery 6. spam filters, antivirus software and Firewall Covert Redirect Types of Phishing Make a habit to check your bank statements regularly Attacks to ensure there are no 7. unauthorized transactions Damage Caused by Phishing Scams a. May 2004-05, US$929 million was lost by aprox 1.2 million users b. In 2007,3.6 million adults lost US$3.2 billion c.In 2005, one out of 20 computer users claimed to have lost out to phishing scams