StrawberryFieldsForever
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I was going to add a link to EBay about Angelgotchis selling for 34$, and as I was pasting it into Tamatalk a message came up reporting Phishing. I have concerns regarding the seller if this message came up, I am not saying they are not legitimate but you might as well be safe. I don't know if I can name the seller, but if you go to Ebay.com and type in Angelgotchis you will know who I'm talking about.
About Phishing
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In computing, phishing is a criminal activity using social engineering techniques.[1] Phishers attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. EBay and Paypal are two of the most targeted companies, and online banks are also common targets. Phishing is typically carried out using email or an instant message,[2] and often directs users to a website, although phone contact has been used as well.[3] Attempts to deal with the growing number of reported phishing incidents include legislation, user training, and technical measures.
The first recorded mention of phishing is on the alt.online-service.america-online Usenet newsgroup on January 2, 1996,[4] although the term may have appeared even earlier in the print edition of the hacker magazine 2600.[5] The term phishing is a variant of fishing,[6] probably influenced by phreaking,[7][8] and alludes to the use of increasingly sophisticated lures to "fish" for users' financial information and passwords. The word may also be linked to leetspeak, in which ph is a common substitution for f.[9] The popular theory that it is a portmanteau of password harvesting[10] is an example of folk etymology.
Strawberry Fields Forever!!
About Phishing
Taken Form Wikipedia-
In computing, phishing is a criminal activity using social engineering techniques.[1] Phishers attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. EBay and Paypal are two of the most targeted companies, and online banks are also common targets. Phishing is typically carried out using email or an instant message,[2] and often directs users to a website, although phone contact has been used as well.[3] Attempts to deal with the growing number of reported phishing incidents include legislation, user training, and technical measures.
The first recorded mention of phishing is on the alt.online-service.america-online Usenet newsgroup on January 2, 1996,[4] although the term may have appeared even earlier in the print edition of the hacker magazine 2600.[5] The term phishing is a variant of fishing,[6] probably influenced by phreaking,[7][8] and alludes to the use of increasingly sophisticated lures to "fish" for users' financial information and passwords. The word may also be linked to leetspeak, in which ph is a common substitution for f.[9] The popular theory that it is a portmanteau of password harvesting[10] is an example of folk etymology.
Strawberry Fields Forever!!
