http://fishercapitalmanagementinvestment.com/2011/12/fisher-capital-management-warning-news-cyber-monday-warning/

Cyber Monday: its Black Friday offers courtesy of your home computer

This half-price holiday sale has no coats, no nutty dash for the door; it’s just you and your credit card. But the surge in Web activity expected this coming Monday indicates Internet shoppers should be on the lookout for phishing scams. As documented in Fisher Capital Management Warning News, the Colorado Banker Association (CBA) defines it as a different twist on an existing telecommerce scam. Criminals send millions of emails posing as popular shopping websites expecting to someone that will provide away their personal information.

According to the Fisher Capital Management Warning News, the Colorado Banker Association (CBA) claimed that five million people loss their money in phishing attacks in 2008.One among the shoppers of Colorado Spring; Nick Mueller said “I only shops at reliable websites, but that I received a phishing email claiming to be from the FBI”. To avoid being a victim of a phishing fraud, the CBA recommends consumers to do the following:

1. Never interact with emails you are not knowledgeable about that warn of consequences unless you validate your information.

2. Do not ever present out your private data responding to undesirable emails and phone calls.

3. Report distrustful activity to your bank right away.