Protect Yourself from Phishing Scams

• If you get an email or a pop-up message that asks for personal or financial information, do not reply. Do not click on the link either. Legitimate organizations do not ask for this information via email. Delete the email immediately.

• Use anti-virus software and a firewall, and keep them up-to-date.

• Don’t email personal or financial information. If you initiate a transaction and want to provide your personal or financial information through an organization’s website, look for indicators that the site is secure, like a lock icon on the browser’s status bar, or a URL for a website that begins with “https” (the “s” stands for “secure”).