Internet Identity Theft

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Internet Identity Theft

• by
• Lisa Perkins

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My name is Lisa Perkins and I am a sophomore at
Virginia Wesleyan College. My major is the
Liberal Arts Management Program.

• Enjoy the slide show

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Causes of Internet fraud

• Email solicitations asking for verification of
  your personal information.
• Appears to be a reputable and legitimate website.
• Spy ware infiltrating into your computer without
  your knowledge.

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Phishingis an IT term which means fishing
for personal information via unsolicited emails
which appear to be from financial institutions
that you may do business with.
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Phishing - What to look for?

• Emails express a sense of urgency.
• Emails may contain grammatical errors.
• Asking for personal information or verifying bank
  or credit card numbers.
• Never reply or click on links inside of the email
  as this will direct you to the bogus website.

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PHARMING

• SIMILAR TO PHISHING
• PLANTS A SEED OF BAD SOFTWARE ON YOUR COMPUTER
  THAT DIRECTS YOU TO A BOGUS WEBSITE WHEN YOU TYPE
  IN A BANK WEBSITE ON THE URL.
• THE WEBSITE MAY APPEAR TO BE LEGITIMATE.

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Dont take the Bait!Preventative Measures

• Use Anti-viruses (Norton/McAfee)
• Use Anti-spyware (www.spychecker.com)
• Use Pop-up Blockers
• Delete Unsolicited Emails
• You are still vulnerable!

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Protect yourself

• Dont email personal or financial information.
• Dont download unsolicited files inside of
  emails.
• Monitor financial statements on a regular basis.
• Look for padlock for a secure website.
• Legitimate financial websites use https instead
  of http. (the s means secure)

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Are you Phishing Savvy?

• Go to this website and take a quiz.
• Phishing IQ Test
• This site has a list of actual emails which you
  may have seen. Some are real and some are just
  phishing. Youll be surprised at which ones
  are scams.

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• Stop giving out personal information
• Check your statements for unauthorized charges
• Ask for copies of your credit report
• Maintain careful records of accounts

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Sources/Images

• http//www.crime-research.org
• http//www.ftc.gov
• http//www.google.com
• http//www.insideid.com
• Note If you are a victim of internet fraud you
  should contact the Federal Trade Commission at
  the website www.ftc.com or call toll-free
• 1-877-382-4357