As frustrating as scam emails are to receive, they’re at least a little less likely to show up in your inbox these days. Email providers usually filter these nefarious messages into a designated spam folder before you can even see them. Some still manage to slip through, however, especially when the senders are relentless. And the folks behind a Dick’s Sporting Goods scam are nothing if not persistent. A phishing email purporting to be from the popular retailer says that you’ve won a free cooler, but sadly, that’s not the case. Read on to find out what you should be keeping an eye out for to protect yourself.
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A key indicator of a phishing attempt is a deal or opportunity that sounds too good to be true—and an unsolicited free Yeti cooler certainly falls into that category.
Yeti coolers are durable and able to keep your beverages and food ice cold for extended periods of time, which is why they sell for hundreds of dollars. But people across the country have recently reported an influx of emails, allegedly from Dick’s Sporting Goods, offering a free Yeti Hopper M20 Soft Backpack Cooler, per Wired.
As the cooler retails for approximately $325, the email should immediately send up red flags. Rather than gifting you a new Yeti, the scam is a ploy attempting to…
