Phishing advice
How to make sure you're really on myhomepage.com
When you wish to sign in to myhomepage, be sure to look carefully at the address bar of your browser.
A genuine myhomepage sign-in page will always display
http://www.myhomepage.com
just before the next forward slash.
Why is this important?
Whenever you wish to sign in to myhomepage, be careful that you're not on a "phishing" site - one that looks like myhomepage but is designed to fool you into revealing your password or other confidential information.
Beware of links from e-mails or instant messengers.
When you see a sign-in page after clicking on a link from an e-mail or an instant messenger, even from a friend, check the address bar in your browser. This is a common way to trick you into signing in to a phishing site.
If the Address bar looks wrong...
You might have been directed to a phishing site. If you're at all uncertain,
do not
sign in on that page. Here's the safest way to sign in to myhomepage:
- Close and restart your browser.
- Type http://www.myhomepage.com in the address bar.
- On that page, type your username and password then press log in.