Okay! What is Phishing and how do they Phish?

Now what site can I trust to learn this from?

Okay lets see,

I am almost afraid to research any more!

I thought this could never happen to me?

So did I really learn about it? I guess not!

Hummmm Twitter Blog?

Is this really Twitters Blog?

I will just Quote this part so you can see what they mean without clicking on a link!

“Twitter Blog

“Gone Phishing

Saturday, January 03, 2009

If you receive a direct message or a direct message email notification that redirects to what looks like Twitter.com—don’t sign in. Look closely at the URL because it could be a scam.

What Is Phishing?

Wikipedia defines phishing as “the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.” We’ve identified a phishing scam directed at Twitter users and we don’t want you to get tricked into giving your password to a scammer.

How Does It Work?

This particular scam sent out emails resembling those you might receive from Twitter if you get email notifications of your Direct Messages. The email says something like, “hey! check out this funny blog about you…” and provides a link. That link redirects to a site masquerading as the Twitter front page. Look closely at the URL field, if it has another domain besides Twitter but looks exactly like our page then it’s a fraud and you should not sign in. Here are some basic tips on how to avoid Phishing scams.”

Thank you Twitter Blog for this lesson on the address bar, Hope you did not mind my sharing like this!!! As Now I hate to click links or ask anyone else to click on an info link I have found either!

Look at Address bar? But is it too late once you are into their site?

They can give your Blog a bad name if a search engine finally finds them some how, yep the address bar!

Ahhhh but then there is this Guy from some other Country who comes along and breaks into your home to use your phone to make  his crank calls !!!!!!!! He started up his credit card scam in your living room using your phone in calling around the world! You would call that a hacker!

So it was not us or our links and tons of information Or peoples comments coming in. No  Addresses in the address bar! Just a German?Russian Guy who broke a window and crawled into our home!

Ann LRD