These Emails!!

Yes, that scam has been around for a few years now. If in doubt, check on snopes.com about anything. Sometimes you read a story in an email and wonder if it's true - go to Snopes, they have plenty of information on there about "phishing scams", etc. The purpose of the email you are referring to is to try and get banking information from people. I know most normal people won't go for that, but occasionally they find a victim. The best way to not become a victim yourself is to follow a few simple rules. 1. If the email is from someone you do not know, delete it. Especially if there is an attachment, which usually contains a virus. 2. Do not reply, if you do this confirms that the sender has found a "live" email address and this will open the floodgates for you to receive MUCH SPAM; and 3. NEVER give out any personal, banking or any other information in an email. Your bank will never ask for it, nor will any other company you deal with. I have, in the past received "phishing" emails that looked like they were from my bank. The were NOT. You need to forward those types of emails to your bank (they should have a fraud center or an email address to report those types of things to).