how to spot fake phishing emails and report them
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How to Spot Fake Phishing Emails and Report Them Online
By Jon LoydWizards Computer Repair
Angier NChttp://wizardscomputer.com
Over 300 million phishing emails are sent every day
Fishing costs users
$2,800,000,000.00Per year
The cost of 750,000 bulk emails is roughly $1,000.00
If only 1% of people get scammed for $100.00, the scammer makes $749,000.00
How To Spot A Phishing Scam…
No reputable company will ask for your personal information via email
Be suspicious of password resets that you didn’t request
Phishing scams often come from fake domain names
(Notice the small changes)
Real Domains:[email protected]
Fake Domains:[email protected]
craigslist.com vs. craiglsit.com
yahoo-inc.com vs yahoo.com
Spelling and grammar errors are a sure sign of phishing
Blurry / bad graphics
Spot a phishing scam…
Don’t open attachments from unknown sources
Unknown attachments are one of the primary means by which Cryptolocker spreads
Pay attention to your browser’s built in phishing filter!
Urgent Emails from unknown senders often mean someone is phishing for your money
Where to Report Online Phishing
U.S.A.https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1
Canada:http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/english/reportit_howtoreportfraud.html
U.K Britainhttp://www.actionfraud.police.uk/
References
• http://blog.returnpath.com/blog/lauren-soares/10-tips-on-how-to-identify-a-phishing-or-spoofing-email
• https://safety.yahoo.com/Security/PHISHING-SITE.html• http://blog.hotspotshield.com/2013/08/15/common-phishing-
scams/• http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/phishing-
symptoms.aspx• https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1• http://www.antifraudcentre-
centreantifraude.ca/english/reportit_howtoreportfraud.html• http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/• http://www.karelia.com/mac_indie_marketing/comparison-bulk-
email-marketing.html• http://www.brandprotect.com/catching-a-phish.html
Image References
• https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3205/3005591006_8b62706d43.jpg• http://en.support.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/02-password-
reset.png?w=688• http://www.mailscanner.info/images/phishingcartoon.gif• https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2556/4111850808_a4ba8957ff.jpg• https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8207/8266508814_a6257b20b8_b.jpg• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Google_favi
con.png• https://openclipart.org/image/300px/svg_to_png/36733/software-
update-urgent.png• http://blog.codinghorror.com/content/images/uploads/2007/05/6a
0120a85dcdae970b0128776ffcaf970c-pi.png• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Google_favi
con.png