phish
Β v.βΒ Β«Start up the backbone and phish newbies for passwords.» ββA Day in the Life of a SpammerβΒ by bone_head98@hotmail.comΒ Usenet: news.admin.net-abuse.emailΒ Feb. 22, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
phish Β v.βΒ Β«Phishing attacks are typically sent by e-mail directing the recipients to a phony Web site and asking them to enter private financial information, such as credit card, Social Security and bank account numbers. The information is then...

