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How to protect yourself from Phishing Scams.

Do you ever hear about Phishing Scam? If yes then, it’s good and if not, don’t worry. A Phishing is a practice of sending emails by an identity fraudster to steal personal information. Phishing scams try to download an infected file by the web user, Click into a toxic hyperlink, It all can lead to identity theft. The most common attack of Phishing is a hacker gaining access to sensitive information ( like the password of your bank account or your email account). Top seven types of Phishing Scams are: Email Scams Brand Name Lottery Scams Pharming Attack  Smishing Banking Scams Pop-up Scams So, let’s talk about how you can prevent it. Actionable steps to be taken are: Never ever give your account passwords out, don’t open links on questionable emails and remember use security software to protect your computer. Try to change your password Once in a month it can prevent future phishing attacks. Also if you do this it can minimize the damage done in t...