Phishing is an intelligent internet scam. Phishing messages are sent with the purpose of illegally obtaining sensitive information such as passwords, credit card information, usernames, etc. Phishing messages are sent by seemingly legitimate companies, such as Payoneer, PayPal, or your bank, and these mails usually warn the user about suspicious activities and ask the user to verify their accounts, passwords, usernames, etc. Users are thus deceived because they believe that they maintain communication with a trustworthy entity. One of the outcomes of phishing messages is identity theft, or credit card fraud. There are some steps that people can take to protect themselves from becoming a phishing victim. When they are contacted about verifying a certain account, they should contact the company directly before typing in any private information. Also, when PayPal contact their customers, they avoid using generic terms, but instead, they use people’s actual username. Finally, users should avoid clicking on hyperlinks which are included in the suspicious emails, but rather go on the actual website.