Phishing Examples
How can you identify this as phishing?
- Email program has already identified it as suspected spam.
- Email address is suspicious. If you can't see the actual from address in your email try hovering over the link with your mouse.
- Grammar or spelling issues.
Why should you be suspicious of this message?
- Financial request for you to make changes in an email. These are best handled in-person, or at least from a secure website.
- A real email address is not available since this message was sent via a website form. Even if the name appears to be someone you know (names removed in this example), you don't know who sent this.
- Phishing and scam messages are often sent as urgent.
Additional Resources
What is a phishing attack?
Recognize and Avoid Social Engineering Schemes
Cary Senior Tech Ed
https://caryseniorteched.org/classes/all-classes.html
A set of courses offered by the Town of Cary on various technology topics. While not specific to phishing, these may be helpful to learn about staying safe online.
A set of courses offered by the Town of Cary on various technology topics. While not specific to phishing, these may be helpful to learn about staying safe online.