As verbs the difference between phishing and scamming
is that phishing is while scamming is .
As a noun phishing
is (computing) the act of sending email that falsely claims to be from a legitimate organization this is usually combined with a threat or request for information: for example, that an account will close, a balance is due, or information is missing from an account the email will ask the recipient to supply confidential information, such as bank account details, pins or passwords; these details are then used by the owners of the website to conduct fraud.
phishing
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Noun
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(computing) The act of sending email that falsely claims to be from a legitimate organization. This is usually combined with a threat or request for information: for example, that an account will close, a balance is due, or information is missing from an account. The email will ask the recipient to supply confidential information, such as bank account details, PINs or passwords; these details are then used by the owners of the website to conduct fraud.
The act of circumventing security with an alias.
Synonyms
* spoofing
Related terms
* phish
* phisher
* spearphishing
Verb
(head)
See also