Background+Info.+and+What+to+Look+Out+For

Criminal Identity Theft is a serious problem increasing all around the world, more so then ever before.
__ Criminal Identity Theft - __ A person poses as another when apprehended for crime,occurs when a person gives someone else's name and identifying information, to a law enforcement officer during an investigation or at an arrest.

__What To Look Out For: __

__Phishing -__ emails direct a victim to fake websites that mimic official entitles, including banks.

__Smishing -__ Text messages bait a victim to download malicious spyware.

__Pharming -__ Malicious code on computers send victims to bogus websites.

__Keylogging -__ Hidden software monitors victims keystrokes to collect passwords.

__Botnets -__ These are networks of hijacked home computers (known as zombies) that criminals can hide behind and use to send spam or infect other computers.

=__ BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __=