noun · neutral
phishing
/ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/FISH·ing
Band 5-6speakingtask2
An online scam where attackers send fake messages to trick people into revealing personal information.
Examples
“I nearly fell for a phishing email that asked for my bank details.”
“Banks warn customers to ignore suspicious messages to avoid phishing attacks.”
“Schools should teach students how to recognise phishing links.”
Band 8 sentence
“Campaigns that explain how phishing works can significantly reduce the number of successful attacks.”
Collocations
- phishing email
- phishing attack
- fall for a phishing scam
Word family
phishing nounphish verb
Common mistakes
fishing→phishing
email scam→phishing
Say it for a higher band
5scam→6email scam→7+phishing
Synonyms
scam
Easily confused
scam
“Many internet users are victims of online scams.”
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