Consumers may receive an email, supposedly from their bank or credit card company, saying that their account's security has been compromised. the sender asks them to log on to a provided web address and confirm their account and other personal information and then steals this private information. this is a fraudulent practice called __________.
Internet fraud, a type of identity theft that uses deceptive emails and fraudulent web and online mobile sites to fool users into divulging their personal data.
