Phishing is the act of criminally acquiring sensitive and confidential electronic information, usually of financial nature like bank account password information and/or credit card secret code information. Phishing scams are usually undertaken through emails or messages sent through the internet by a group of scamsters, often acting as representatives of the bank or card issuing organization. Users are caught in their trap if they respond to such emails or share and/or disclose confidential financial data.

Phishing is giving sleepless nights to many. It is a form of identity theft where in you get fraud mails or you are advised to visit fraudulent sites and if you get in there trap they will try to extract your personal details that might include your credit card details or your banking details. It can prove to be very dangerous and leave you sulking for a lifetime.

Phishing websites fake original ones to extract useful personal and financial information from the users. Persons who enter this type of information over the internet are susceptible to such attacks. This kind of fraud generally relates to the banking and credit card related queries embedded in email messages and pp ups in browsers. The link takes this information to the hacking site instead of the original one it is faking.