According to a Dynamic Markets poll, commissioned by Microsoft, of 7,000 people across UK, US, Canada and Eire, 15 per cent had received a phishing call, and that figure is 20 per cent when you just look at the UK data. Now, that figure sounds on the high side to us, but the survey's findings does show a worrying trend ? especially because 22 per cent of those 15 per cent (that's 3 per cent of the total sample) had actually ponied up some info or parted with cash. Deception"Security software is constantly being improved and so cybercriminals are resorting to deception tactics to trick people into revealing important details or gaining access to their computers," said Stuart Aston, Chief Security Adviser, Microsoft UK.