Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 89 Fraud Cent$ Toolkit for Seniors Helping Seniors Avoid Fraud PHISHING Phishing involves the creation of email messages and web pages that are replicas of existing legitimate sites and businesses. These web sites and emails are used to trick users into submitting personal, financial, or password data. For example, some con artist may ― phish‖ for information by sending victims an email with a link to what appears to be the victim’s bank’s website. The con artist has copied the bank website look and feel so that it looks real but it is not. The web page is only there to get the victim to give up his or her personal banking information to the con artist. Phishing sites often ask for information such as credit card numbers, bank account information, social insurance numbers, and passwords that will be used to commit fraud. They lead consumers to believe that a request for information is coming from a legitimate company. In reality it is a malicious attempt to collect customer information for the purpose of committing fraud. Note: Some con artists will also try to get your personal information by telephone. What You Can Do About Phishing • protect your computer with antivirus software, spy ware filters, email filters, and firewall programs; • contact the financial institution immediately and report your suspicions; • do not reply to any email that requests your personal information; • look for misspelled words to indicate the site is bogus; • do not give out your personal information unless you initiated the call (in the case of telephone contact); • let con artists talk on the phone— do not provide any answers to their questions. If you suspect fraud, report it to PhoneBusters. If you are a victim, contact the local police (if applicable) or the local detachment of the RCMP. Example Of Phishing Email The following email is an example of someone trying to get personal information from someone by indicating that they have won a very large sum of money: Dear (Bank Name) Valued Customer, (Bank Name) is constantly working to increase security for all online banking users. To ensure the integrity of our online banking system, we periodically review accounts to ensure the highest level of security. It appears that your online banking account needs to be updated to quickly benefit from our added security features. Please log in to your account and update all your Security Questions & Features by clicking on the link below. https://easyweb.bankname.com Failure to do so could lead to your account being compromised and not being covered by our online security guarantee. We urge you to update your security features immediately. Please review our terms & conditions for more details. Thank you for cooperation in this matter. Sincerely, Jarrett Lilien Security Department. (Bank Name) Financial Services Site - Copyright (Bank Name) ***This is an automated message, please do not reply*** Continued...
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