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Recognize Identity Theft Scams - Spotting a Phishing Email

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Can You Spell Criminal?
Recognize Identity Theft Scams - Spotting a Phishing Email
Have you ever seen a piece of mail from your credit card company or bank that included misspellings? Probably not. That’s because those companies pay big money for someone to proof everything that goes out to customers.

So why would those companies send out email messages that included misspellings and punctuation errors? They won’t. Errors of this kind are sure indicators that an amateur is trying to steal your identity.

Phishing is one of the most prevalent identity theft scams you’ll encounter on the web. It’s estimated that about 75 to 150 million phishing emails are sent out daily. Learn how to recognize them so you don’t fall victim to this common scam.

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