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Beware of Fraudulent Emails (Phishing)

Posted At: March 22, 2010 7:14 PM
Related Categories: Security

Email fraud is an increasingly common danger for unsuspecting online consumers and business users today.

One of the most popular scams is the growing practice of "phishing." With phishing, the perpetrator uses email to lure you to fake Web sites (designed to look legitimate), where you're asked to disclose confidential personal information, like your PeopleXS user name and password.

Phishing scams are becoming more sophisticated and sometimes even include a phone component. In this latest twist, criminals include a telephone number in their emails rather than a Web site address. When a victim calls the number, a person or an automated system asks for your personal and/or account information.

PeopleXS will never contact you by email or phone asking you to reveal your user name and password.

If you receive a suspicious email or phone call asking for this or other sensitive information about your account, contact us at helpdesk@peoplexs.com.

You can protect yourself against phishing attacks by learning to identify suspicious emails.

Be suspicious of emails that use urgent requests or scare tactics to entice you to respond. Contact us at helpdesk@peoplexs.com if you doubt the authenticity of an email that appears to come from PeopleXS.

Be wary even if the email or site uses some of PeopleXS's images and logos. Many fraudulent sites use copyrighted images taken from the Web.
Never enter confidential information into forms embedded within email messages.
Do not respond to email requests for passwords, credit card numbers, or other sensitive data. PeopleXS and other legitimate companies never request private data via email (or phone).
Never open attachments sent to you by someone you don't know.

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Spoofing is the practice of setting up a Web site that parodies a legitimate site for the specific purpose of deceiving people into providing confidential information. These sites are typically accessed by an embedded link in an email and often request user IDs and passwords. You can avoid becoming a victim of online fraud by always logging in to PeopleXS through our secure site.

Be suspicious of emails that include links to the PeopleXS log-in page.
If you are not sure that the page you clicked to is the legitimate PeopleXS log-in page, launch a new browser and get to the page by either typing:
- https://ssl1.peoplexs.com/Portal/Login/LoginFORM.cfm (don't forget the 's' in 'https'), when clicking the "Login" link
- http://www.peoplexs.com/login
Log in to your test environment only at the following secure site: https://stage.peoplexs.com/
Look for the "lock" icon in the bottom-right corner of your browser to ensure you have a secure connection to our site.

Protect Your Password

If using a public computer or terminal, always log out when you complete an online session. Keep your passwords private. Remember, anyone who knows your password may access your PeopleXS account.

Avoid using the same password for multiple online accounts.
Never share your password with anyone ever.
Never reply to an email requesting your user name, password, or other sensitive information.
Use a unique password for each online account.
Use a strong password of at least eight characters that would be difficult to guess, even for someone who knows you well.
Use a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols, and avoid using words from the dictionary.
Change your password frequently.

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