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vishing in British English (ˈvɪʃɪŋ) nounthe illegal use of voice-over-internet technology to gain access to credit card numbers or bank details Examples of 'vishing' in a sentencevishing This is known as voice fishing, or vishing.More commonly, it is the customers who are tricked by 'vishing' — voice fishing.The ombudsman began seeing incidents of vishing in mid-2012.This information can all be used to make vishing calls more convincing.Warning people about the vile scam known as vishing is one of them.With normal vishing scams a bank will try to refuse a refund if it thinks the customer has been negligent.The rise of vishing has led to a sharp increase in identity fraud this year.The stolen information could also be used to commit a type of fraud known as 'voice fishing', or 'vishing'.With vishing, the fraudsters research victims carefully and often call armed with numerous personal details, adding to their credibility. |