Phishing: A form of identity theft in which a scammer/hacker uses an authentic-looking email to trick recipients into giving out sensitive personal information such as credit card, bank account and Social Security number.

In order to check on information thieving phishing scams, banking sectors is testing a new security feature that would allow user to customize their login page. The new security feature requires user to create a sign in seal that tells the user that he/she is seeing an authenticate site not a phishing site.

Identity Theft: Theft Identification is serious problem that many consumers face today. The identity theft and assumption Deterrence Act of 1998 define identity theft as an Illegal use of someone's means of identification.

Securing personal information in work place and at home, and looking over credit card reports are a few ways to minimize the risk of identity theft.