Every single day, both on my personal and work email, I get unsolicited emails from unfamiliar sources. I always delete them. If I don’t know them, they are gone. But, there are emails I get that look really legit. You know the ones.
The emails look like they come from sites I visit, things I order, services I use, or things I might do or have done in the past. But, they are NOT real. They are only a scammer’s attempt at getting to you through your email.
What are email scams called?
It’s a fairly new term, but you have heard it used and read about it. It’s phishing.
By definition,
Fraudulent Emails, Text Messages, Phone Calls & Social Media. As with any type of fraud, phishing can be extremely damaging and has already claimed victims on campus. Use these pages to find out more about phishing – what it is and what risks it poses.
What is a phishing scam email?
According to cisa.gov,
Phishing emails are crafted to look as if they’ve been sent from a legitimate organization. These emails attempt to fool you into visiting a bogus website to either download malware (viruses and other software intended to compromise your computer) or reveal sensitive personal information.
What does a phishing scam email look like?
Here are three that I recently reduced through my work email.
Holiday shopping shipping email phishing scam
This is an email phishing scam that wants you to click on the blue highlighted links. Don’t do it! The red flag is the website email it was sent from….
