The Dangers of Phishing!
watch out, its dangerous!
Definition
The attempt of sending out a fake email, phone call, or ad to try to get someones information such as credit cards, banking, address, social security number, emails, or passwords.
Emails and Contacts!
Looking at these spam emails can give away all of your contacts! The person behind this can get all of your email contacts and contact them too.
Users and Passwords!
By clicking on links, or falling for these emails, they can steal your usernames and passwords. They can get into any kind of account or even social network accounts.
Credit Cards and Money!
Some phishing emails will try and get you to log onto your accounts just to steal your credit card number! If you fall for this one, they can buy things on your credit card!
How Do I Know It's Phishing?
If you read the email carefully, there are many ways to figure out if it's phishing. It may be tricky but keep your eyes open!
Some Things To Look For:
- Spelling mistakes
- Not addressing your name in the beginning
- Makes you click on different sites (hover your mouse over the link to see if it matches)
- Trying to make you log into accounts
- Or just use your common sense to figure it out
Example of a Phishing Email
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