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What you need to know

 

Phishing:  What You Need to Know 

Scammers are after your identity, your accounts and information, and your money. 

Why do we fall for these scams? 

Because they have urgency, you have a desire to please, greed, curiosity, complacency and they also instill fear. 

Probability that a phishing message succeeds: 

1 out of 10! 

Watch out for: 

  • Spelling & Grammar errors 

  • Sender Address 

  • Things that sound too good to be true 

That's why you should always be extremely cautious with: 

  • Unsolicited messages 

  • Unfamiliar sender addresses 

  • Requests for personal information 

  • Login pages 

  • Attachments 

  • Links 

  • Things that sound too good to be true 

  • Urgent requests