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Identity theft via online means is growing and most people are unaware of it and the damages it can do. The shift in Spam is convincingly and dramatically toward more online identity theft schemes, commonly referred to as Phishing frauds.

Phishing, pronounced fishing is the practice of sending fraudulent email messages supposedly from a legitimate company or organization in order to trick someone into giving out personal and confidential information.

Paypal and eBay are about the most popular, however there are many others... Phishing scams are on the rise arond the globe.
 
Phishing scams usually involve email messages requesting the verification of personal information from a familiar business. They lure victims to counterfeit websites where they are tricked into divulging financial and other confidential data such as credit card numbers, account IDs, passwords, and social security numbers.

Phishing is easy which is why it is so popular with thieves. In the first instance, it begins with a cleverly phrased email that seems to come from your credit card company or your bank.

First suggestion is www.Gmail.com free email account. Gmail.com is best email client (web based) that helps prevent phishing emails. You will still receive these type of emails and spam cause that is nowadays too common. Though Gmail.com has best filtering, and removes spam from your inbox.

To get a Gmail.com account you need to have a Google account. With one Google account you access all Google tools.

There is no software to download, this is a web based email client. You simple login using username and password you create on signup page.

Visit www.Gmail.com and click on "Sign up for Gmail" Another article we suggest is How to forget about spam once and for all in the NoAdware blog. The article explains varios different type of spam, methods you can avoid spam and many other tips to prevent theft.