Phishing is about stealing personal information directly from you when using the Internet. There are several different types of phishing scams, but they all have one common goal in mind: to steal your money, and your personal identity. A typical example is an email notice and a link pretending to be from your online bank (otherwise known as a spoofed website).

The phisher asks for information, you provide that information, the phisher then commits Identity Theft with your information - and without you knowing until it is too late.

Phishing scams rely on your trust and lack of experience. For example:

1. supposedly genuine emails luring you in
2. spyware software recording your computer activities
3. fake websites you give your card details to
4. sneaky programs and scripts on your computer.

We have released the Phishing and Identity Theft Guide to help you avoid becoming a victim, and to support our work. It's a Step-by-Step Consumer Survival Guide (plus a free Internet Guide) packed with 12 Top websites you must visit to stay safe online.

For those that have already been hooked in, both Guides are valuable because they tell you what you need to do if you have been phished. The recovery information in the Guide is broken down into easy-to-follow steps and actions you must complete to rid yourself of the destruction it causes. You cannot afford to be without it. More >>.