Patrick Domingues

Email phishing scams have evolved to a point that makes it very difficult to tell which are real and which are fake. These days phishing emails are imitating legitimate brands and people to trick victims into providing money or providing credentials over an email or a fake landing page.

Roughly one in four Americans in constantly online.  According to Research, Email Phishing scams this is now the most likely place for identity theft to occur. Often, ID fraud can begin with the wrong click on a scam email.

Now you have been a victim or you want to know the best way to avoid online scams? Rule of thumb is question everything. Even emails from known peers. They may have been hacked and the hacker is sending scam emails in their behalf. We have reviewed the latest email scan types used to date that that just might fool even the most experienced web surfer.

So What Are The Top Phishing Email Scams?

The top email phishing scams tend to follow a pattern – they imitate a known and trusted company then they try to convince you that your account details or finances are at risk. The top email scams include:

1. Amazon Cancellation Scams – You receive a fake Amazon order and it offers you to cancel it.
2. Fake PayPal Scam Emails – You receive a fake PayPal transaction to alarm you and then you assume your account has been used.
3. Facebook Activity Alerts –  You receive imitating genuine Facebook notifications that request some sort of action from you.
4. Disputed Payment Emails – You receive a false claim that a transaction is due
5. Google and Gmail Alert Scams – which attempts to get your login details when your alerted 
6. Lottery Email Scams  – They will tell you that you have won a substantial amount of money in a raffle or something similar. 
7. Backing Emails – They will tell you that your debit card expired and or requesting money or confirmation.
8. Peer or CEO Mimic – They will mimic someones name in the same company and request some sort of transaction or information.

So the above scams attempt to trick victims in a similar fashion. The hackers want you to be encouraged to click onto a link, at which point, victims can inadvertently hand over sensitive data to scammers. They create crafty landing website pages that look legitimate.

Now that I have your attention, please be vigilant with any link  or attachment you click on within an email. Click Here to Learn More about email security. 

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