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Chewing the fat, shooting the breeze, having a natter - call it what you like, talking to people is darn important and everyone should do it as often as they can (except in libraries). We talk to our members as much as possible, through our blog and discussion board and by getting people to email contactus@zopa.com if anything's on their mind.

Dec 01 2005

Don’t get caught phishing

Posted by Dave at 10:48 am

Unfortunately, the web is not just full of warm and safe places like Zopa, there are plenty of risks to to be aware of. Phishing is one of them. Phishing is when fraudsters will try to convince you to enter your secure information on a website that looks legitimate, but isn't. They do this by sending out emails that appear to come from companies that you may have accounts with - e.g. Amazon, eBay, Barclays and asking you to confirm some information on a linked web site. This site asks you to look at 10 emails that appear to come from companies, and judge whether each one is legitimate or a phishing attempt. It's well worth a try, and the explanations of why each email was genuine or fake are particularly good. Check it out, and have a look at my previous post while you're at it. If you get any emails that appear to come from Zopa and ask you to confirm your password, or other details, please don't act on them. Forward them to us at contactus@zopa.com, and if you're ever in doubt, don't click on a link in an email, but open a new browser window, and type in the www.zopa.com URL yourself.

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4 comments

Roger Dennis

Posted on December 7th, 2005 at 11:02 pm

Nine out of ten ain’t bad. But that Capital One mail – the only one I got wrong – still looks dodgy as it refers to a subdomain.

Dave

Posted on December 8th, 2005 at 11:56 am

I got 8…so you’re beating me!

Chromatix

Posted on December 16th, 2005 at 6:18 pm

I got 80% as well. Essentially, I was “too cautious” with two of them (BoA and C1), because they looked dodgy even though they were legit. The explanation even *said* that they should be treated with caution. Better safe than sorry, I reckon.