What is internet fishing?

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I was told a website of mine was suspended due to "fishing reports." Can someone tell me what these are?
Thanks guys, no I have not been doing this. I’m not sure why my website was reported but all I used it for was to keep track of bookmarks and that directory was password protected. There must be a mixup.

"Phishing" is when someone tries to fraudulently get personal information from another party for the purpose of ripping them off. For example, I say I’m from your bank and I need your social security number to process a check. Once I have your SSN, I steal your identity and make your life miserable. I sincerely hope you’re not doing something like that… there’s a special level of hell for such scuzzy bottom-feeders.

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5 Responses to “What is internet fishing?”

  1. William V Says:

    "Phishing" is the practice of getting people to reveal their private information to promote identity theft. Some sites have been banned or suspended for this activity.
    References :

  2. Kunal Says:

    its not a fishing ,,,,,,, its is phishing
    in simple words its means accessing or hacking any server or server information illegally

    several crackers and hacker do phishing
    References :
    MCA student

  3. Starrr ♥♥♥ Says:

    Phishing

    In computing, phishing is an attempt to criminally and fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
    References :
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing

  4. Daniella Says:

    "Phishing" is when someone tries to fraudulently get personal information from another party for the purpose of ripping them off. For example, I say I’m from your bank and I need your social security number to process a check. Once I have your SSN, I steal your identity and make your life miserable. I sincerely hope you’re not doing something like that… there’s a special level of hell for such scuzzy bottom-feeders.
    References :

  5. gau_jet_2000 Says:

    The act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft. This is called phishing..
    References :
    http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2005/phishing.asp

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