How do the phishers get your e-mail address?

How do the phishers get your e-mail address?

Jemma Smith (Head of PR - APACS) gives expert video advice on: Is it safe to use my card to purchase over the internet?; What is being done to stop phishing?; What do I do if I think I have disclosed my personal security details on a phishing site? and more...

Phishers can get hold of your e-mail address because spam lists are easily obtainable. We're talking about lists that may - although it's very difficult to come up with them - have figures of a couple of hundred thousand each time one of these phishing e-mail attacks goes out. They go out in large numbers. Certainly I see phishing e-mails every day in my inbox and I'm sure most people are the same.