Phishing Example

Below is a sample phishing message concerning EBay:

Clicking on the link within the message would take you to the following site:

As you can see, the web page appears to be legit.  Two items to notice would be the address within the address bar and the lack of a secure (little padlock) connection. 

One safeguard within most modern browsers is a phishing filter.  A feature such as this does not offer 100% protection, as new phishing sites are added on a consistent basis.  But in the example above, you would have received the following screen if the phishing filter had been enabled within Internet Explorer:

If you realize that you have been tricked with a phishing message, the first thing to do is log into the “real” web site for the service in question and change your password.