Easiest way to avoid an email scam
Posted on: Thu, 10/30/2008 - 12:42
dangit
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Easiest way to avoid an email scam
Never, ever, EVER click on a link in an email that claims to be from any financial institution or service. They have gotten very good at being able to hide a redirect in the link so that while it says you are going to paypal, you're actually being taken to a very good copy of the site. If you always close the email and then type the website into your browser instead, you can easily avoid those scams.
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A lot of the time these 'banks' try to email you they often mispell a word that's not so easy to see. Or sometimes they will capitalize a letter in between the word. I learned to differentiate them.
I am amazed at the number of grammar mistakes the scammers make in these phishingThe act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft. The e-mail directs the user to visit a Web site where they are asked to update personal information, such as passwords and credit card, social security, and bank account numbers, that the legitimate organization already has. The Web site, however, is bogus and set up only to steal the user’s information. emails. Like ilse said, the spelling is usually off as well. NEVER click on any links in an email from your bank until you have made sure the email is from your bank.
The best thing to do is call the bank and ask about the email. I have had great success in getting quick 'NO' answers.
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Fitty
I am surprised at the number of so called banks lately it seems its the newest thing to scan anyone either being a bank or a lawyer.
Thank you so much! I didn't know about this. I assumed if the email was from a company I already had an account with, then it was o.k.
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