Phishing E-mail is a mail with purpose of acquiring some private information such as Log-in Name/ID and Password from the recipients to access to their online account or Electronic account. Especially for online banking or online payment account.
In the E-mail, the criminals will pretend to be generally related to the company’s as their staff or officer. They often use intimidation tactics to tell you that their online system had been invaded, ask you to sign in to your account in order to check whether your assets/property being stolen. They will attach a link to lead the recipients to a fraudulent website which the look and feel of the site are almost exactly same as the real/original site.
In order to prevent fall into the trap, recipients must carefully check the e-mail reliability. Normally, banks/online payment provider do not require users to provide passwords or identity information via e-mail. If you receive such a e-mail, you can contact your bank/service provider about the credibility.
Besides, there are many Anti Phishing Software in the market which can identify the phishing content contained in e-mail and websites.