Beware the Phishing Scam!
This time of year, lots of folks go fishing. Unfortunately, others go Phishing (and I’m not referring to the band). Phishing is an email scam where an email is sent to the unsuspecting person requesting personal information. It works more than it should because Phishers typically use a trusted name in their message. We periodically see this type of scam using bank and credit card company names.
Recently, we’ve seen an influx of these emails using a trusted brand - Amazon.com. It’s easy to get duped since Amazon does send legitimate messages. Hopefully, these tips will help you spot and avoid the Phishing scams…
Check the suspicious email against a legitimate one:
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Logos the same? The Amazon scam adds a tag line
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Email address formats the same? Do-Not-Reply@amazon.com vs. ship-confirm@amazon.com
- Same language? “Help Pages” vs. “online Help Department”
Check out the links - WITHOUT clicking through:
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Hover your cursor over any embedded link in the email
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What URL appears? Is it the supposed senders (i.e., amazon.com) or is it something odd (i.e., sonda.co.kr)?
When in doubt, throw it out.
Subscribers to our MessageCare email filtering service have the majority of these Phishing scams blocked from their Inbox. Want to learn more? Give us a call at 282-2282 or drop us a line at Info@TheHelpDeskCompany.com.