How To Recognize Phishing; How To Protect Yourself From Phishing Attacks; What To Do if You Suspect a Phishing Attack; What To Do if You Responded to a Phishing Email; How To Report Phishing

Jul 17, 2023 · The best way to protect your info from scammers is to recognize a phishing scam, but how do you know what to look for? Here’s an example. Say you get an unexpected text, email, or call that looks like it’s from a company you know, like Microsoft or Apple.

Jan 3, 2025 · Scammers are delivering phishing messages this holiday season. Ari Lazarus. December 2, 2024. During the holiday season, you might expect to get more deliveries. Some might even be surprise gifts. Scammers are counting on that when they send fake delivery notifications to you by email and text, hoping you’ll click. Here’s how to spot these ...

Phishing Scams SPOTTING AND AVOIDING SCAMS Objectives: Students will be able to: • Describe what phishing is. • Identify how a phishing scam works. • Take practical steps to spot and avoid phishing scams. • Practice keeping their personal information to themselves. Challenge Overview: • Intro: The Youville Aquarium has a problem.

Dec 11, 2024 · If the answer is “No,” it’s likely a phishing scam. While real companies might communicate with you by email, legitimate companies won’t unexpectedly email or text with a link to update your payment or account information. For other signs of phishing, check out How to recognize phishing.

Who’s Phishing? The Youville Aquarium has a problem. Some of its fish are acting funny: swimming in circles, not eating, and sleeping odd hours. The Claud has corrupted them, turning them from fish to phish. Help the Youbies spot the phishing messages and remove them from the tanks. FTC.GOV/YOUVILLE | 8

Dec 26, 2018 · Scammers often use familiar company names or pretend to be someone you know. Here’s a real world example featuring Netflix. Police in Ohio shared a screenshot of a phishing email designed to steal personal information.

Mar 15, 2024 · Examples are Citizens behind the badge, advancing American freedom, Fund for integrative Cancer treatment and some familiar ones like Am Against Drug abuse. A second issue is all the political solicitations (she gets six to 12 inch stacks of mail per day.

Apr 5, 2023 · Did you know that people almost always open text messages? In a new Data Spotlight about the big jump in reported fraud losses involving text scams, the FTC notes a study finding open rates can be as high as 98%.

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