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Brand Spoof or Brand Spoofing

On the Internet, brand spoofing, also called phishing or carding, is a scam where the perpetrator sends out legitimate-looking e-mails appearing to come from some of the Web's biggest sites, including eBay, PayPal, MSN, Yahoo, BestBuy, and America Online, in an effort to gather (or phishing) for personal and financial information from the recipient.

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Brand Spoof or Brand Spoofing