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It came to this: don’t trust anyone, even if you know them. I am talking about your e-mails. Google had issued a warning, once again, about the e-mails we all get:”phishing e-mails”. Sometimes, very official looking and warning of danger, it’s from the PayPal, sometimes - from your bank, sometimes - from other financial institution or the eBay. Have you opened it? Have you attempted to verify that sensitive information they ask for? Please, don’t. Banks don’t make these kinds of requests over the Internet, they would mail you a letter with a specific concern. If inclined to check up on it, type the bank’s address into the address bar yourself and proceed from there.
Same thing about telephone calls. If you get a call regarding your credit card activity, hang up and call your bank’s branch or the number you have on the back of your credit card yourself: this way you know where you are calling and that you initiated the inquiry. If a caller left a message with a number to call back, please, verify it first. I’ve learned to always keep my bill for at least until next one comes in: this way you may compare the charges and payments, and have a 1-800 phone number handy, if needed. If you make your payments electronically, please access all of your accounts and write down contact phone numbers or print out pages corresponding to each card: you may need it when you don’t have an access to your computer or traveling.
For more info read the article at cNet News.
