Have you ever been the target of a phishing scam? Did you recognize it as a scam right away? What tipped you off?
Yes indeed, but my phishing experience was over the phone and I related it here on my personal blog.
A more recent phishing experience comes from my workmate and all the details are to be found here.
A fews things to look for:
* Does the site have the usual security features you'd expect? For example the small yellow lock at the bottom right corner of your Internet Explorer screen
* Check the address you are sent to, does it look like what you'd expect to see if it was a genuine site?
* How about the overall appearance of the site, does it sit right (check the second link above for an example of what I mean). Do all the elements in the site sit nicely without overlapping each other?
* If in doubt ring or get in contact with the company directly. You may be surprised to know that they already know about that individual fraud.
