Internet Safety: Other Internet Threats

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Phishing
   1. How Phishing Works
   2. Phishing Scam
   3. Phishing examples: Egg
   4. Phishing Example: Nationwide
   5. Phishing Example: Barclays
   6. Phishing Example: PayPal
   7. Defending Yourself Against Phishing
   8. Phishing Quiz
3. Identity Theft
4. Hoaxes
5. Ransomware
6. Hackers
7. Cyberbullying
8. Internet Grooming

Phishing Scam

Below is an example of a Phishing Scam attempting to gain bank account details.

Note the poor spelling in the above email, eg: "recieved" instead of "received" and "discrepency" instead of "discrepancy". This is often a characteristic of phishing e-mails.

There is a related technique known as Pharming, which attempts to misdirect unwary users to fake web sites in order to obtain their personal information.

The next few pages give examples of Phishing E-mails received from apparently-reputable household-name companies. Would you spot them as fakes?

Next: Phishing Examples: Egg