While checking my emails, I just clicked to an email received from Google, which has some general guidelines to avoid phishing.

I read and though of worth sharing with all of you. The following are few guidelines Google Adwords Team has mailed. Here it goes:

Tips on how to avoid phishing:

- Don’t reply to or click on links in emails that ask for personal, financial, or account information.

- Check the message headers. The From: address and the Return-path should reference the same source.

- Instead of clicking the links in emails, go to the websites directly by typing the web address into your browser, cut and paste or use bookmarks.

- If on a secure page, look for “https” at the begging of the URL and the padlock icon in the browser.

- Keep your computer’s antivirus, spyware, browser, and security patches up to date and regularly run system scans.

- Review your accounts regularly and check for unauthorized activity.

- Use a browser that has a phishing filter (Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Opera).

I am aware that these are very general guidelines (which most of us are aware of) but who knows it could be useful for some. So be safe & happy SEOing.

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