Like any other good thing (or service), email has its downside when it comes to safety and security. As technology advances, so do the number of scams, and phishing is one of the main ones. If you haven’t heard of phishing, it’s a code word for an attempt to collect information from a person usually via online methods but sometimes by the telephone as well. This is becoming even more popular when you consider how much junk mail you and your child receive.
Phishing can be hard to spot because it can look like legitimate email. Most of it isn’t and if it is what you’re experiencing, then it is a red flag that your site or account has been compromised. Please don’t use this article to explain how to avoid the term phishing, as that is another topic entirely. In this article, we are going to discuss how to detect if you’ve been phished.
Phishing can be hard to spot because it can look like legitimate email. Most of it isn’t and if it is what you’re experiencing, then it is a red flag that your site or account has been compromised. Please don’t use this article to explain how to avoid the term phishing, as that is another topic entirely. In this article, we are going to discuss how to detect if you’ve been phished.
Phishing can be hard to spot because it can look like legitimate email. Most of it isn’t and if it is what you’re experiencing, then it is a red flag that your site or account has been compromised. Please don’t use this article to explain how to avoid phishing. The first thing you should do is to not click on the link or open any attachment from an unknown source. However, once you do click on the link or open the attachment it will probably be something else entirely. We recommend that you check the person’s problem with the company in question and if it is a legitimate company ( one that is not listed on yellow pages or Fire pages) then you can send them an email.
You can also use this technique with companies that have been online for a while. If they are still doing business, then they should be long gone.
One last note. If you think that an email is a scam, then its probably a scam. Its just that simple. Do not spread the word about others who have gotten scammed online. This is nothing personal against the person or company being scammed. It is just something that is to help others in general. Do not let the bad things that others have to do to motivate you to try and prevent it yourself. On the contrary, when you report something as a scam, you are risking your safety on the net. Its a very simple thing to do. Just like you would not give a stranger the keys to your house, you should not hand over your personal information to strangers online either. That is just common sense.
If you are scammed, do not tell others about it. This is how these people found their ways to your bank account. Tell the people who were your victims, and tell them that they were scammed. This is their only chance at getting things back on track. Now, with that said, do not, under any circumstances, tell your story to the person or news organization without first verifying that they are true. They now have motives to track you down and Catch you in the act. If you do not want to get caught, then you better not tell anyone about it. For safety measures sake, please do not put yourself at serious risk by answering questions or sharing information with people you personally know online unless you absolutely trust them.
