phish‧ing /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
the criminal activity of sending emails or having a website that is intended to trick someone into giving away information such as their bank account number or their computer password. This information is then used to get money or goods.

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crime noun [uncountable and countable] an illegal action or activity, or these actions in general:
The police need the public’s help to solve crimes.
Crime is on the increase.
It was a horrific crime.
offence British English, offense American English noun [countable] a crime, especially one that has a particular description and name in law:
It is an offence to drive while using a mobile phone.
a minor offence (=one that is not serious)
a serious offence
a parking offence
misdemeanor noun [countable] American English law a crime that is not very serious:
They pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and were fined.
felony noun [uncountable and countable] especially American English law a serious crime:
Fewer than 25 percent of the people arrested on felony charges are convicted.
He committed a series of violent felonies.
robbery noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of stealing from a bank, shop etc:
£100,000 was stolen in the robbery.
The gang carried out a string of daring robberies.
burglary noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of breaking into someone’s home in order to steal things:
There have been several burglaries in our area.
theft noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of stealing something:
Car theft is a big problem.
thefts of credit cards
shoplifting noun [uncountable] the crime of taking things from shops without paying for them:
They get money for drugs from shoplifting.
fraud noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of getting money from people by tricking them:
He’s been charged with tax fraud.
credit card fraud
larceny noun [uncountable] especially American English law the crime of stealing something:
He was found guilty of larceny.
phishing noun [uncountable] the activity of tricking people into giving their personal details, bank numbers etc on the Internet, in order to steal money from them:
One in four computer users reports that they have been hit by phishing attempts.
assault noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of physically attacking someone:
He was arrested for an assault on a policeman.
mugging noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of attacking and robbing someone in a public place:
Muggings usually happen at night.
murder noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of deliberately killing someone:
He is accused of the murder of five women.
homicide noun [uncountable and countable] especially American English law murder:
Homicide rates are rising fastest amongst 15 to19-year-olds.
rape noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of forcing someone to have sex:
In most cases of rape, the victim knows her attacker.
arson noun [uncountable] the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building:
The school was completely destroyed in an arson attack.
vandalism noun [uncountable] the crime of deliberately damaging things, especially public property:
He often got into fights and committed acts of vandalism.

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email a message sent using the email system:
Did you get my email?
There were about 20 emails in my inbox that morning.
message an email – used when it is obvious that you are talking about a message sent by email, rather than a message sent by some other method:
I deleted your message by mistake.
attachment a document or file that is sent with an email:
You can email the photo to me as an attachment.
spam unwanted email messages from advertisers:
I was getting so much spam that I changed my email address.
phishing the activity of sending emails in order to trick someone into giving away information such as their bank account number or their computer password. This information is then used to get money or goods:
Yahoo announced new measures to protect users from phishing.

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steal to illegally take something that belongs to someone else:
The thieves stole over £10,000 worth of computer equipment.
Thousands of cars get stolen every year.
take to steal something – used when it is clear from the situation that you mean that someone takes something dishonestly:
The boys broke into her house and took all her money.
They didn’t take much – just a few items of jewellery.
burgle British English, burglarize American English [usually passive] to go into someone’s home and steal things, especially when the owners are not there:
Their house was burgled while they were away.
If you leave windows open, you are asking to be burgled.
rob to steal money or other things from a bank, shop, or person:
The gang were convicted of robbing a bank in Essex.
An elderly woman was robbed at gunpoint in her own home.
He’s serving a sentence for robbing a grocery store.
mug to attack someone in the street and steal something from them:
People in this area are frightened of being mugged when they go out.
Someone tried to mug me outside the station.
nick/pinch British English informal to steal something:
Someone’s nicked my wallet!
When I came back, my car had been pinched.
embezzle to steal money from the organization you work for, especially money that you are responsible for:
Government officials embezzled more than $2.5 million from the department.
shoplifting stealing things from a shop by taking them when you think no one is looking:
Shoplifting costs stores millions of pounds every year.
phishing the activity of dishonestly persuading people to give you their credit card details over the Internet, so that you can steal money from their bank account:
Phishing is becoming very popular with computer criminals.

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