Avoid Phishing on MySpace

Phishing scams aren't just for eBay and banks anymore. Scammers even target social networking sites, such as MySpace, to try to get users' personal information. here are many steps you can take, however, to keep yourself safe from MySpace phishing scammers.

Go to the main MySpace page if you ever get an email from MySpace asking you to log in. Phishing scammers use links in emails to bait their victims into entering their account information. Even though the site may look authentic, it could very well be a copy and be a trap set up by scammers. The best way to avoid this is to not click on the email links and to go directly to MySpace every time you log in.

Change your MySpace settings to not receive emails from MySpace. To do this, you need to turn off notifications. From your MySpace homepage, click on "Account Settings" and then "Notifications." Make sure both boxes are unchecked. This way, you can know that any email you receive that appears to be from MySpace is a fake.

Download an anti-phishing toolbar for your internet browser, or an anti-phishing program. The toolbars, when implemented, will alert you when you're going to a website that appears to be a phishing site. The programs have similar alerts. Do a search in your favorite search engine for these toolbars and programs; there are many that are free to download.

Report any emails, bulletins or comments that appear to be phishing to MySpace. Click on the "Contact MySpace" link at the bottom of the MySpace homepage to report a phishing scam. You can also click on "Flag as spam" if you get a message in your MySpace inbox that appears to be a phishing scam, and MySpace representatives will be notified.