Phishing is the term used by Internet scammers who imitate legitimate companies in e-mails to entice people to share user names, passwords, account information or credit card numbers.
The term Phishing comes from the fact that Internet scammers are using increasingly sophisticated lures as they "fish" for users' private information. The most common ploy is to copy the look and feel of a web page from a major site and use that design to set up a nearly identical page that appears to be part of the company's site.

There are several steps you can take to make sure you never fall for one of these scams:
• Always be suspicious of any email or phone call that asks for your personal account information, such as usernames, passwords, and account numbers. emails, phone calls, text messages, instant messages, or Web logs that appear to come from a reliable source may not always be authentic.
• Grande will NEVER ask you for password information via phone or email, as that information is private and is only known by you.
• Grande will NEVER ask for billing or payment information through email.
• Always be extra cautious when giving out your personal information on the phone
• Always ensure that you're using a secure server when submitting credit card information. To make sure you're using a secure server, check the beginning of the web address in your browsers address bar - it should be https:// rather than just http://. Contact your bank or Credit Card Company if you think you may have replied to a fraudulent email with sensitive personal information.

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