The most common form of phishing in Second Life is for the resident's passwords. Second Life has provided information on how to recognize that your account has been compromised and what you can do about it if it does happen. Here is an additional link that describes some common tricks used to get your passwords. This link also provides some suggestions on how to make your passwords stronger and harder to hack.
This is a good interview about two security researchers who investigated the phishing world. It is a little long but has good information about phishing and what happens when they get your personal information.
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Wow imagine phishing scams even in second life, now that is amazing. Does second life have other devices beside the one you mentioned if someone has compromised your account?
Under the Second Life Community Standards, Linden Labs describes the various disciplinary actions that can be taken and the reasons why.
If you have any further questions, let me know.
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