# Vishing

A phone-based phishing scam where an attacker impersonates a trusted party to trick someone into revealing information.

**Vishing[↗](/vishing)** (voice phishing[↗](/phishing)) is a phone-based social engineering[↗](/social-engineering) scam where an attacker impersonates a bank, tech support agent, or government official to trick a victim into revealing sensitive information, transferring money, or granting remote access to their computer.

Vishing calls often create urgency, warning of a compromised account or unpaid tax bill, and rely on caller ID spoofing[↗](/spoofing) to appear legitimate. Because phone calls feel more personal than email, people tend to trust them more, which is exactly what makes vishing so effective.