Oliver Necovski

Phishing: How to Protect Yourself and Your Real Estate Agency

Phishing is similar to fishing. Except instead of trying to lure fish, perpetrators attempt to lure unsuspecting people into providing sensitive information or data. The kind of information targeted commonly includes passwords, bank account numbers and credit card numbers. Data protection and safeguarding of sensitive client information is of paramount importance for real estate agencies. This is to protect your customers as well as the reputation and future viability of your real estate agency. How Do Phishing Scams Work?  These scams are conducted over email, phone calls, social media or through text messages. It usually involves a scammer pretending to represent a legitimate business such as a bank…