2006-11-09 06:52:35 · 7 answers · asked by chandan c 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
phishing - obtaining your personal information to gain access to online banks, payment processors, etc or to open up accounts or loans in your name.
spamming - the sending of unsolicited email .spamming can contain everything from get rich schemes to boob/penis enlargements to fake emails (phishing) from financial institutions and scams.
2006-11-09 06:55:25 · answer #1 · answered by dani.girl808 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phishing is scammers setting up a fake Web-sight that looks exactly like a legitimate websight like let's say for the hell of it Bestbuy the goal of the phisher is to trick you into giving your credit card information and your personal details :(
An alert good eye can spot the small differences between the legit web-sight and the real thing but most people will give over their credit card numbers without even thinking :( My advice: a good way of avoiding phi-sing sights is to enter the URL directly rather than click on it via goggle. If it looks suspicious trust your instincts just call the store or the buisness and verify their url.
Spamming is junk mail anything from Nigerian scammers who desparately need you to send them money and will make you rich to medical penis enlargement.
2006-11-09 15:14:14 · answer #2 · answered by markm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phising is a method where people fake trustable sites and encourage you to submit personnal information. For example, they'll fake that your eBay account is invalid and that you must log into eBay to update the information. The thing is that you are not actually going to eBay but on another non-trustable site.
Usually, "phishers" will post a link such as www.ebay.com, but once you click on it, it will NOT bring you there. That's the easy way of phishing.
Spamming is simply sending out emails to a mass for selling stuff or trying to get your money.
Sometimes, phishing and spamming are combined, but not always.
2006-11-09 15:03:17 · answer #3 · answered by Bernz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spamming is the sending of unsolicited junk. Phishing usually incorporates small programs that are planted to gather sensitive information like passwords,PIN numbers,account numbers,etc..:-(=
2006-11-09 15:01:26 · answer #4 · answered by Jcontrols 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
phishing is trying to get someone's password or other information, and spamming is just ads.
2006-11-09 14:54:45 · answer #5 · answered by scott p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spamming is ads. phishing is stealing people's info
2006-11-09 15:00:11 · answer #6 · answered by lalalalalalalalala23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phising is trying to gather personal information like passwords or account numbers....spam is unwanted commercial email
2006-11-09 14:55:08 · answer #7 · answered by delawarejobhunt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋