Internet Safety: Other Internet Threats

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Phishing
   1. How Phishing Works
   2. Phishing Scam
   3. How to Defend Against Phishing
   4. Phishing Quiz
3. Identity Theft
4. Hoaxes
5. Ransomware
6. Hackers
7. Cyberbullying
8. Internet Grooming

Phishing Scam

Below is an example of a Phishing Scam attempting to gain bank account details.

Note the poor spelling in the above email, eg: "recieved" instead of "received" and "discrepency" instead of "discrepancy". This is often a characteristic of phishing e-mails.

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