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Sending emails that appear to come from a trusted source, which direct you to a website where you're asked to reveal personal information is called _________.

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the answer is phishing 
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Answer:

Pishing

Step-by-step explanation:

Pishing is an online scam where an attacker pretends to be a legitimate company in order to obtain sensitive information from the user such as usernames, passwords, etc. By making them open an email, instant message or link that can lead to the installation of malware.

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