Recently I got another phishing email asking my Gmail username and password
Everybody has received one of those crappy emails looking to steal your passwords and personal data. Those kinds of emails characterize for having a subject line like: "We are going to close your Account", "Your account have just been blocked", "Please help me claiming my money" no one including Google will ask your password for verification. Actually they can not verify your account using your password. Because, even they can not access your password as your password will be stored in encrypted format. These cyber criminals just want to get your passwords to your bank accounts or your credit card information. But the emails sometimes look highly credibly that a lot of people seems to fall for their games following the instructions given on the email. Don't send reply for these junk/phishing emails. Just ignore them, if you suspect something may be wrong with your account or anything else, go and check it from your computer and NEVER open the link sent on the email to do so.
Criminals have a special way of stealing everything from us. Most of the time, they acquire the people's information through the use of recent technology advances and through people's carelessness. If we allow this theft to happen, we will be the one to suffer. Aside from the fact that we will be losing everything that we own, we will have an aftershock of destroying everything that we have started, wrecking our own integrity as a person and as a citizen.
Identity theft occurs when someone takes hold of specific personal information such as credit/debit card information, email address, or even complete name and address. Well, if you are a victim of identity theft, there may be regrets but we have to arm ourselves with some precautions to minimize the impact of the theft to our lives. How we can prevent identity thefts, hiding all of your personal information from everyone else is an impossible task. For instance, when consumers pay for dinner at a restaurant with a credit card, a waiter or waitress takes the card with them to complete the payment. While doing so, the several copies can be easily made without anyone knowing. The following are some tips to prevent identity theft. Periodically test your current password and change it to a new one, never send your password by email. Doesn’t use password contain personal information, Passwords must be very strong and completely unique ( Includes punctuation marks and/or numbers, Mix capital and lowercase letters, similar looking substitutions, such as the number zero for the letter 'O' or '$' for the letter 'S', Create a unique acronym, Include phonetic replacements, such as 'hp2cu' for ‘Happy to See You'. For e.g.: mt2Li0h@N8) so hackers won't be able to track them. Avoid using your simple passwords such as your mother's maiden name, as these passwords can be retrieved easily by hackers. Never give out your social security or credit card number to anyone who calls you and bring in your mail as soon as possible to avoid getting important information stolen from your mailbox. Always know exactly who you are talking to, or somebody gives friend request in face book.. and the purpose for wanting you to share confidential information. If anyone ever calls or e-mails and requests such details, always be weary. Identity theft is no joke and you have to take necessary measures to prevent it from happening again. Maybe all this could be seen as too much work for nothing, but when you become a victim on this kind of felony, you'll understand that the effort is worth it. Don't forget that if it wasn't for what you carry in your wallet or your purse, you couldn't tell who you really are...
