Microsoft KB Archive/930149

= What to do if you think that you have given personal or financial information to a phishing Web site =

Article ID: 930149

Article Last Modified on 8/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Windows Live Mail
 * MSN Hotmail

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SUMMARY
This article describes what to do if you think that you have given personal or financial information to a phishing Web site.

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MORE INFORMATION
If you think that you have given personal or financial information to a phishing Web site, immediately take the following actions:
 * Change the passwords or the personal identification numbers (PINs) on all your online accounts.
 * Put a fraud alert on your credit reports. If you do now know how to do this, contact your bank or financial advisor.
 * Contact your banks and online merchants directly. Do not follow the links in fraudulent e-mail messages.
 * Close all accounts that have been fraudulently accessed or opened.

If you think that you have been the victim of fraud, immediately take the following actions:
 * File a report with the local police.
 * Put a fraud alert on your credit reports. If you do not know how to do this, contact your bank or financial advisor.
 * Change the passwords or the PINs on all your online accounts.
 * Contact your banks and online merchants directly. Do not follow the links in fraudulent e-mail messages.
 * Close all accounts that have been fraudulently accessed or opened.

For more information about what to do if you have responded to a phishing scam, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/email/phishingrespond.mspx

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