This week we’ve found a large number of scams that you need to watch out for, including ones relating to Amazon, PayPal, iCloud, USPS, FedEx, UPS, Walmart, Home Depot, Costco, T-Mobile, Citibank, and Ray-Ban. Would you have been able to spot all the scams?
Phishing Scams
This week we found several phishing scams. Conventionally, while impersonating famous brands, scammers send out fake text messages and emails containing phishing links and try to entice you into opening them with various lies. Below are some examples featuring different excuses (lies):
Security Alerts
Falsely claiming that there are safety issues with your online account, scammers prompt you to take action to “recover” or “verify” your account via the attached links that lead to fake login pages of the impersonated brands.
These pages require you to submit log-in credentials to download a software update, change account settings, or whatever other tasks the scammers have asked you to complete. Scammers can record any log-in information you submit so they can use it to gain control of your account and commit other cybercrimes like identity theft.
- We’ve detected unusual activity on your Amazon.com account, and your account is locked for security reasons. Visit link below to recovery your account: <URL> Regards, Amazon Service
- (paypal service : your account has been suspended, for more information visit> {URL} ~)…
