Phishing websites are a very dangerous form of online fraud, which can lead to serious financial losses and information leakage. Pay attention to identify and avoid encountering these fraudulent websites. These dangerous websites are usually promoted and publicized through e-mail, SMS, social media, etc., and require users to input important identity information such as personal information, bank account, credit card number, etc. Then through these information, fictitious members or fake reasonable customers commit deception, which will bring certain economic losses and the danger of information disclosure.
The goal of phishing websites is to obtain sensitive information of commercial or financial institutions through online fraud, so as to steal money, illegally resell and defraud cheap products and pretend to be legal. Operators of phishing websites usually use well-disguised forms to simulate some familiar websites (such as banks, e-commerce platforms, social networks, government websites, etc.), and trick users into inputting personal sensitive information by deception or intimidation, thus stealing their account funds and being infected with computer viruses.
In order to protect their property and personal information, users need to learn to identify and prevent phishing websites. Preventive measures include not trusting suspicious emails and website links easily, downloading legitimate security software, not leaving access records on computers in public places, and not using public Wi-Fi networks. In addition, daily monitoring of your bank account and credit card information belonging to your bank account, improving vigilance, etc., is also conducive to preventing phishing attacks.
Features and signs of phishing websites
1, URL and domain name: An actual website should have a unique domain name, while phishing websites usually use some strange and very difficult-to-spell URLs and domain names to deceive users.
2. Web page quality: A real website should have high-quality web page design and content, while phishing websites usually lack these high-quality features.
3. Unsecure connection: Real websites usually use secure https connection to protect sensitive information and assets, while most phishing websites do not use secure connection.
4. Unusual requests: Real websites don't ask users to provide unusual information, such as social security numbers and birthdays. Phishing websites may try to obtain this information and then use it for fraud or theft in the future.
5. Unofficial login page: Many phishing websites will inadvertently trap user passwords and other sensitive information. Therefore, if the user checks the website address before logging in, pay attention to see if the target website address of the site is completely consistent with the website address of its official homepage, so as to prevent being led to the fraudulent destination by unsafe or unreliable sites.