luring victims into attacks by using precisely targeted researched personal information schemes

the practice of tricking a user into giving, or giving access to, sensitive information, thereby bypassing most or all protection; Use of propaganda by an authoritarian government to sway perceptions and attitudes of its own citizenry

the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

the act of sending email that falsely claims to be from a legitimate organization. This is usually combined with a threat or request for information.