How to spot a phishing email
Everything about this communication and the website it links to, seems real. Remember though, a bank will never ask you to update any personal details or information online.
Read on to find out how you can spot a phishing attempt. You can also see how Norton 360 spotted a phishing attack and helped block it. If you've no intention of having your bank account details stolen, why should you not consider state-of-the-art security?
The email
The website
The URL
More details
After successfully sending your login details to the scammers, this phishing website now attempts to gather everything else it'll require to ensure they can access your bank account with ease.All done
The real website
You are now returned to the real Halifax website, unaware that all of your login details, including your username, password and security check answers are in the hands of the scammers.Secure
The Answer
In addition to using common sense and the information supplied on these pages, Tiscali recommend Norton 360.
With Norton 360 on your PC, you'll never have to worry about getting caught out again.
As the screenshot above shows, Norton 360 caught this phishing website as soon as we attempted to open the link in the email. We know it works.
