A phishing scam is a form of social engineering where a person attempts to gain sensitive information by pretending to be in a position of trust to acquire sensitive information about you such as an account password or PIN number in order to maliciously access your computer account.

If you receive an email that you suspect to be a phishing scam, simply delete it. No one will legitimately ask you for your password for any reason.

Do you have the skill to determine what is a phishing scam and what isn't? Test your skills with the phishing scam game below.