Tricking an internet user into giving you his/her login name and password. Could also be used to get credit card information. Usualy an act of a lamer on AOL.

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Scamming method used to ellicit information from "uninformed" computer users through impersonation of trusted sources.

The act of setting up a fake store front that looks like the real one to trick people; usually to steal their personal information.

The word was named after Brien Phish who set up a credit card scam in the 1980s over the phone by pretending to be from the credit card company.

The imitation of a company or person to get somebody else's money; a hacker term.

collecting logos and graphics from a genuine source (e.g. Citibank) and making fraudulent e-mails out of them, to obtain data about a person

Little fucking Internet nerd faggot shit for brains that trick you into giving out your personal information (passwords etc), I lost my steam (pc gaming service) account with three great games, team fortress 2, CSS and GMod to these shitty fart bandits, get a fuckin life you phishing jizznets