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Priest cautions against Cyber crimes, explains how to avert phishing

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Introduction  In these difficult moments there are still some miscreant and unscrupulous persons who are using unholy means of defrauding people. Whiles some are defrauding physically others also are using the internet. One of the cybercrimes in the rise is phishing. Phishing is the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers. These scammer use email or text messages to trick you into giving them your personal details of financial information. This write-up is to draw your attention to this current phenomenon and what you can do to protect yourself. How to recognize phishing Scammers use email or text messages to trick you into giving them your personal information. They may try to steal your passwords, account numbers, or Social Security numbers. If they get that information, they could gain access to your email, bank, or other accoun...