Article ID: 930149
Article Last Modified on 8/1/2007
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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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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:
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