Web Scams and Hoaxes

Phishing, an increasingly popular Web scam, can be a problem for both experienced and inexperienced Web surfers. Have you been the victim of a phishing scam? Tell us your story.

Phishing is becoming more and more prevalent on the Web. View the Anatomy of a Phishing Scam image gallery to find out how to identify a phishing scam.

What is phishing? What do phishing scams look like? How do I know I've been the victim of phishing? Get these questions and others answered in the Phishing FAQ.

If you're not careful on the Web, you can pick up some spyware. Here are my favorite free spyware removal tools.

We've all come across stuff that seems to good to be true in our Web surfing travels, right? How can you be sure what you're looking at is the real deal? If you're concerned about your safety on the Web (and who isn't), then you'll want to learn how to spot the fakes, the phonies, and the downright silly before you get bamboozled.

Preston Galla's book "PC Pest Control - Protect Your Computers From Malicious Internet Invaders" is probably one of the best books I've read on the issue of PC and Web surfing security.