Phishing is when “fraudsters”, who are basically just thieves and hackers, send fake emails, or set up fake web sites that mimic the sign-in pages of trusted companies, such as eBay, your bank, your email page, Amazon, PayPal. Actually, the sites you trust the most are some of the best targets for fraudsters because you believe them to be trustworthy, and they are, they would NEVER ask you to disclose your user name and password or any personal information. So if they do, there is an excellent chance you are not on a real site.