{"id":2439,"date":"2021-07-19T11:25:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T18:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/blog\/?p=2439"},"modified":"2023-10-13T14:43:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T21:43:51","slug":"fraudulent-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/fraudulent-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Spot Fraudulent Emails"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than likely you receive fraudulent emails<\/a> on a daily basis. Some emails are caught and filtered into your email’s spam folder, while others remain in your “Inbox.” While it’s easy to recognize fraudulent emails<\/a> when they are already labeled ‘Spam,’ unknowingly opening up fake emails can lead to lost money or malware being installed on your computer or device.
\nWe will train you how to spot fraudulent emails and protect yourself, your business, and your family as well as your home network.<\/p>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/My-Post-1-3.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”200″ offset=”200″ align=”center” lightbox=”on” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

Email from Familiar Site or Sender Saying You Received Money, Owe Money, or Need to Update Password\/Information<\/h2>\n

There are times when real sites may alert you of account credits or information, etc. The best way to determine if credit is legit is to visit the website directly or contact customer support. If you see an account credit – or balance owed – and was not expecting it, do not click on any links.<\/a> First, use your mouse or finger keypad to scroll and hover over the links and make sure the URLs are legitimate. If you are not sure, search them on Social Catfish<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Often these hyperlinks are fake and will redirect you to a phishing site<\/a> that will install malware or ask you to verify bank information, then steal and sell it on the dark web. Beware, as these emails<\/a> may come from (seemingly) reputable sources: Amazon, PayPal, etc. If you look at their reply-to address, it will not be the actual address for those sites. Do a Social Catfish<\/a> search of the email address before you take action:<\/p>\n

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