Of the most methods of phishing emails that users receive, these types of attacks have outnumbered e-mails infected with viruses and trojans. These emails are also becoming more personalized, making them more believable to their victims and has become such a problem on AOL that they added a message on their instant messenger stating: “no one working at AOL will ask for your password or billing information”. It is one of the biggest threats on the internet and users need to protect themselves from a criminal attempt to get their recipients to divulging personal data like credit card numbers, bank account numbers, social security number, account number or password. Phishing is typically carried out by email or instant messaging, and often directs users to give details at a particular website.
