“Phishing” and identity theft is one of the most prevalent forms of online fraud. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has developed a free online video that’s designed to inform and protect you.
A six-part presentation, “Don’t Be An Online Victim,” it covers the following topics in this order:
Part 1: Pfishing
Part 2: Spyware
Part 3: Protecting Information on Your Computer
Part 4: Infection Detection
Part 5: What To Do If You’re a Victim of Identity Theft
Part 6: Help For Victims
The runtime for each topic is less than 4 minutes and the overall presentation is about 18 minutes in length. It’s followed by a resource guide that has printable contact information, phone numbers, and other valuable materials that can be a big help if you are ever a victim of identity theft.
To view the presentation, click here. Please note that you will be leaving our web
site and visiting an external site hosted by Vodium, the FDIC’s partner in preparing and presenting the video.
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