Posted on:
October 8th, 2024
Last reviewed:
January 3rd, 2025
What does phishing mean?
Phishing (pronounced ‘fishing’) is a type of scam where fraudsters try to access your financial and personal information by email, text or other online message so that they can use the data for their own benefit. Typically, this might involve them convincing you to hand over your bank details, passwords, address etc so that they can use your identity or steal your money. Sometimes scammers pretend to be your bank or a government department, such as HMRC. They might also pretend to be family members in need. The perpetrators of this type of online theft can be very convincing. You can read more about phishing on the Action Fraud website here For more information about financial safeguarding, read our article hereOther relevant FAQs you might like...
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