Phishing: How to Know It When You See It

⚠️ Phishing is a way scammers trick you into providing personal and financial details. Phishing opens the door to identity theft and more.

Phishing is an email message trying to trick you into handing over confidential information or installing malware. One form involves misleading links that take you to fake sites and ask you to sign in. Another uses attachments to deliver malware. Whenever you’re not 100% certain, visit the website manually, using your own bookmark or typing in the URL by hand. If needed, reach out the company’s support, but above all, avoid the suspicious email.

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0:00 Recognizing phishing
0:21 The question
0:51 Accounts hacked, credit stolen
1:11 What is phishing?
1:30 An email message trying to trick you
1:50 Example link to ebay
2:38 Pay attention to link destinations
3:08 The destination should be https://
3:26 The misleading attachment
4:30 The misleading threat of closure
5:15 If there’s a real issue?
6:30 Contact their support

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