How Office 2007 Protects You From Phishing

Many of us have been victims of Phishing - a technique used by criminals in an online situation which results in you disclosing your personal information. I remember receiving an online reminder message from what I understood to be a legitimate source requesting that I update my bank details. I started to key in my personal information including my bank account number, (not even questioning why my bank did not have this information), sort code and was just about to divulge my password, when I became frustrated with the effort. I abandoned the rest of the request, but not because I was being vigilant. The reason I did not disclose any more confidential information was due to my impatience at having to supply information I thought was obvious. It wasn't until a few days later I realised I had - nearly - been the victim of a phishing scam.

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