What is a Spoof Site?

Spoof sites copy the appearance of popular Web sites in order to steal an individual's personal information. Once they receive this information it may be used to commit identity theft or other crimes. Fraudsters are becoming smarter in their process of building a spoof site, so it is important to pay close attention.

Spoof sites can vary greatly. They can appear as a “third party payment protection” company, freight Carrier Company that promises free delivery, or an Auto Trader Warehouse.THESE ARE ALL FRAUDULENT!

Below are a few spoof sites that have been used: (most of these are now defunct)