You receive an e-mail that is supposedly from your bank. The e-mail claims that you need to re-verify your account number and other personal information. All you need to do is follow the link that they provide. If you follow the link they will attach spyware to your computer that will give them every keystroke that you type. They can get all of your user names and passwords, your credit card numbers, account number and even your social security number if you type that somewhere.
If you receive something like this, contact your bank by their published phone number or type in their website and go to the contact us page. DO NOT FOLLOW THE LINK. Sometimes the link will go nowhere but other times it will take you to a login page that looks like it belongs to your bank. Remember, any real bank will not ask for information in this manner.
In a variation of this scam you might receive an e-mail from a bank you don't use telling you that someone has attempted to change your password. Your first reaction is that someone has opened an account in your name and you want to click the link to find out more. Once again, don't fall for this. If you want to pursue this contact the bank by a published phone number not one in the e-mail.
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