
Once a user fills out this form, all the information is sent via e-mail to the
attacker, who can use it for just about anything.
Tools and Traps
Catching Online Scammers
In some cases, you might be able to use Google to help nab the bad guys.
Phishing scams are effective because the fake page looks like an official
page. To create an official-looking page, the bad guys must have examples
to work from, meaning that they must have visited a few legitimate com-
panies’ Web sites. If the fishing scam was created using text from several
companies’ existing pages, you can key in on specific phrases from the fake
page, creating Google queries designed to round up ...